Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July 24, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer and producer. In 1991, Lopez appeared as a Fly Girl dancer on In Living Color, where she remained a regular until she decided to pursue an acting career in 1993, for her first leading role in the 1997 Selenabiopic of the same name, Lopez received a Golden Globe nomination and became the first Latin actress to earn over US$1 million for a film. She went on to star in the adventure horror Anaconda (1997) and crime comedy Out of Sight (1998), later establishing herself as the highest-paid Latin actress in Hollywood.[3]

With a cumulative film gross of over US$2.9billion[5][6] and global record sales exceeding 80 million,[7] she is regarded as the most influential Hispanic performer in the United States, as well as its highest-paid Latin entertainer.[8]Time listed her as one of the 25 most influential Hispanic Americans,[9] and in 2012, Forbes ranked her as the most powerful celebrity in the world, as well as the 38th most powerful woman in the world.[10] For her contributions to the music industry, Lopez has received a landmark star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Billboard Icon Award among other honors, her other ventures include clothing lines, fragrances, a production company, and a charitable foundation. She has been divorced three times and gave birth to twins in 2008 with then-husband Marc Anthony.

Early life

Jennifer Lynn Lopez was born on July 24, 1969, in The Bronx borough of New York City, to Puerto Rican parents Guadalupe Rodríguez and David López.[11] She has an older sister, Leslie, and a younger sister, Lynda, a journalist.[12] David worked the night shift at the Guardian Insurance Company before becoming a computer technician at the firm, while Guadalupe was a homemaker. When Lopez was born, the family was living in a small apartment in the Castle Hill neighborhood. A few years later, her parents had saved up enough money to be able to purchase a two-story house, which was considered a big deal for the relatively poor family,[13] at the age of five, Lopez began taking singing and dancing lessons. She toured New York with her school when she was seven years old, her parents stressed the importance of work ethic and being able to speak English. They encouraged their three daughters to put on performances at home—singing and dancing in front of each other and their friends so that they would stay "out of trouble".[14] Lopez spent her entire academic career in Catholic schools, finishing at Preston High School;[15] in school, Lopez did gymnastics, ran track on a national level, and was a member of the school's softball team.[16] She excelled athletically rather than academically, competing in national track championships.[14]

While attending her final year of high school, Lopez learned about a film casting that was seeking several teenage girls for small roles, she auditioned and was cast in My Little Girl (1986), a low-budget film co-written and directed by Connie Kaiserman.[17] Lopez acted as Myra, a young woman at a center for troubled girls, after she finished filming her role in the film, Lopez realized that she wanted to become a "famous movie star". To please her parents, though, she enrolled in Baruch College, only to drop out after one semester, she told her parents about her dream of becoming a movie star, but they insisted that it was a "really stupid" idea and that "no Latinos did that". The differences in opinions led Lopez to move out of their family home and into an apartment in Manhattan, during this period, Lopez performed in regional productions of the musicals Jesus Christ Superstar and Oklahoma!. From there, she was hired for the chorus in a Golden Musicals of Broadway, which toured Europe for five months, she was unhappy with the role, as she was the only member of the chorus not to have a solo. She later got a job on the show Synchronicity in Japan, where she acted as a dancer, singer, and choreographer.[13]

Career

1991–1996: Career beginnings

Lopez was selected as a backup dancer for the New Kids on the Block in 1991 and performed with them during their performance of "Games" at the 18th Annual American Music Awards.[18] Shortly after, Lopez gained her first regular high-profile job as a Fly Girl dancer on the television program In Living Color, she applied for the job after one of the cast members was unable to continue with the show. Out of 2,000 applicants, Lopez made it to the finals, she was the runner-up but eventually received the role when the winner was unable to accept the job. She moved to Los Angeles to film the series and remained a regular cast member until 1993, when she decided to pursue a full-time acting career. Prior to leaving the show, Lopez briefly worked as a backup dancer for American recording artist Janet Jackson.[19] Lopez was set to tour with Jackson on her Janet World Tour in late 1993 but backed out as she wanted to do her "own thing".[20]

1997–1999: Breakthrough with Selena and On the 6

In February 1997, Lopez starred alongside Jack Nicholson and Stephen Dorff in the neo-noir thriller Blood and Wine.[24] Lopez starred as the title role of the Selena biopic of the same name in March,[25] despite having previously worked with the film's director on My Family, Lopez was subjected to an intense auditioning process before she was cast in the film.[26]Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times stated that even in the "forgettable films" Money Train, and Jack, Lopez's "presence and ability made her seem just one role away from stardom" and with Selena she's "seized the opportunity and turned in an incandescent presentation that is especially strong during the film's numerous musical numbers". He concluded by calling the film not just a celebration of Selena's life, but also of the actress who portrayed her,[27] the announcement was described as the "role of a lifetime." from news outlets and Lopez's salary for the film was reported at $1 million,[28][29] which made Lopez the highest-paid Hispanic actress in history. After filming Selena, Lopez was "really feeling [her] Latin roots" and cut a demo in Spanish.[30] Lopez's manager then sent the song, titled "Vivir Sin Ti" (Living without You), to Sony Music Entertainment's Work Group, who showed an interest in signing Lopez. Tommy Mottola, the head of the label suggested to her that she sing in English instead.[31]

Lopez's debut single, "If You Had My Love", was released in May 1999, as she began to ready her first album.[37][38] Lopez became the first artist to top the Billboard Hot 100 with a debut single since Britney Spears did so with her single "...Baby One More Time" four months prior.[39] During production of her debut album, On the 6, Lopez was aware that she received her recording contract on the basis of her looks and an already established name in the entertainment industry, and she wanted to prove she had musical talent.[40] Prior to the debut of her music, critics wondered why she would take the risk of launching a music career, it was noted that: "If the album was a flop, not only would it embarrass Lopez, but it might even damage her career."[41] "Waiting for Tonight", the third single from On the 6, is widely considered to be Lopez's best song.[42] Lopez's musical success came as a surprise to critics; its launch made the "popular actor even more popular". Both the music industry and the public became intrigued by "this woman who seemed to have so many different talents".[41] By the end of 1999, Lopez successfully converted herself from a film star to a pop star,[43] she joined a select few in achieving this feat, becoming the first since Vanessa Williams (1992) and Martika (1989).[39]

2000–2002: Film success, J.Lo and This Is Me... Then

On February 23, 2000, Lopez, accompanied by then boyfriend Sean Combs, wore a plunging exotic green Versace silk chiffon dress on the red carpet of the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards. The dress "had a low-cut neck that extended several inches below her navel, where it was loosely fastened with a sparkly brooch and then opened out again," exposing her midriff and then as cut along the front of the legs like a bath robe,[44] the dress generated controversy and media attention, with images of Lopez in the dress being downloaded from the Grammy website over half a million times 24 hours after the event.[45] Lopez was surprised by the enormous media coverage, declaring that she had no idea "it was going to become such a big deal",[46] this dress was the main reason that the chairman of Google, Eric Schmidt said they invented a way to search for images, creating Google Images.[47] Lopez returned to the big-screen in August, starring in the psychological thriller The Cell opposite Vincent D'Onofrio.[48]

During the process of recording her second album, Lopez decided to tweak her image as she began to develop into a sex symbol, she started going by J.Lo, something fans often called her,[49] she subsequently named the album J.Lo. Released on January 23, 2001, it was a commercial success, debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200.[50] During the same week, her romantic comedy film The Wedding Planner in which she starred opposite Matthew McConaughey opened atop the box office, this made her the first woman to have a number one film and album simultaneously in the United States.[9] The album was preceded by the release of its lead single, "Love Don't Cost a Thing", which reached number one on the BillboardMainstream Top 40 chart. It was followed by the single "Play";[51] in April 2001, Lopez launched J.Lo by Jennifer Lopez, her own clothing and accessory company. Lopez felt that "the voluptuous woman [was] almost ignored" in the fashion industry, and therefore her company specialized in clothing women of all shapes,[49] the following month, she starred in the romantic drama film Angel Eyes, which performed disappointingly at the box office and generated mixed reviews.[52] After several months, J.Lo was declining on the charts; this prompted Mottola to recruit rapper Ja Rule to create an urban-oriented remix of the song "I'm Real". This led to the release of "I'm Real (Murder Remix)", which quickly reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, its success resulted in J.Lo being reissued to include the single, which was number one in the United States during the week of the September 11 attacks.[51]J.Lo became the best-selling album of Lopez's career, having sold 3.8 million copies in the US and moved over 12 million units worldwide.[53][54]

Having redefined Lopez's sound with "I'm Real (Murder Remix)", Epic decided to release further remixes in order to "keep the momentum going".[55] A remix album entitled J to tha L–O! The Remixes was subsequently released on February 5, 2002. It debuted at the summit of the Billboard 200, making it the first remix album to do so, its lead single, "Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)", featuring Ja Rule and Caddillac Tah, reached number one in the US.[56]J to tha L–O! The Remixes became one of the best-selling remix albums of all time, selling 1.5 million copies in the US.[57] It produced two more singles: "I'm Gonna Be Alright" and "Alive", a ballad co-written by her husband at the time, Cris Judd; in April 2002, Lopez opened her restaurant, Madrè's.[49] The following month, she starred in the thriller film Enough, which was described by the Boston Herald as a "kick-but, female empowerment" film.[58] While filming Enough, which required an overworked Lopez to practice Krav Maga, she suffered a nervous breakdown, she recalled feeling "sick and weird", refusing therapeutic help or medication. She confessed, "I was like – I don't want to move, I don't want to talk, I don't want to do anything."[59] In September, she released her first fragrance, Glow by JLo, it performed strongly despite predictions that it would fail, and became the top-selling fragrance in the US.[60]

Lopez's third studio album, This Is Me... Then, was released on November 25, 2002. It was dedicated to actor Ben Affleck, her fiancé at the time, the album's lead single "Jenny from the Block", was later described by Sam Lansky of MTV News as her most iconic single.[61] In the song, Lopez "intones her modest childhood roots",[62] the album itself performed strongly, selling 2.6 million copies in the US.[57] Its second single, "All I Have", peaked at number one in the US, that December, Lopez starred opposite Ralph Fiennes in the romantic comedy Maid in Manhattan, which became the highest-grossing film of her career.[63]

2003–2005: Gigli and Rebirth

In August 2003, Lopez starred opposite Affleck in the romantic comedy Gigli, the film was a box office bomb, and is considered one of the worst films of all time. The film's poor reception was attributed to negative press preceding its release, as well as the media attention surrounding Lopez and Affleck's engagement which largely overshadowed the film.[63][64] Lopez would later describe this as the lowest point of her career, saying "[It] was very tough", "the tabloid press had just come into existence at the time, so I was like a poster child for that moment."[65] In October of that year, she released her next fragrance, Still Jennifer Lopez. Lopez also launched her next fashion label, Sweetface, it was described by Andy Hilfiger as a "more intellectual, more inspirational collection than J-Lo by Jennifer Lopez. Less sporty, more suede."[66] Lopez's clothing lines and two fragrances generated over $300 million in revenue throughout 2004, which made her the 19th richest person under 40.[9]

In March 2004, Lopez had a minor role in the film Jersey Girl, alongside Affleck, her character, Gertrude Steiney, dies during childbirth within the first 15 minutes of the film. From the intense media scrutiny following the couple's break-up, it was noted that "they may need to put Lopez in a coffin on the poster if they want anyone to come";[67] in October, Lopez co-starred alongside Richard Gere in the drama Shall We Dance?, a re-make of the 1996 Japanese film of the same title. The film was successful at the box office, and was considered a rebound for Lopez following Gigli.[63]

After placing her career on hiatus, Lopez released her fourth studio album, Rebirth, in February 2005. According to Lopez, Rebirth "came about because I was on such a roller-coaster ride, that was my career from my first album to my last album, and I did a bunch of movie projects in between. I finally took some time just for myself, and [when] I came back, this was the first project I did. I felt like it was a new beginning for me, like I was, in a way, reborn."[68] Tracy Hopkins of NBC's Today Music noted that after "fawning" over Affleck on This Is Me... Then", Lopez "wisely keeps her love life out of the spotlight" on Rebirth and only references her relationship with Anthony on a few tracks.[69] The album produced the single "Get Right", which peaked at number one in the United Kingdom;[70] in May, she starred alongside Jane Fonda in the romantic comedy Monster-in-Law, for which she received a salary of $15 million.[71] The film's marketing played up Lopez's "Gigli-and-tabloid tarnished image", and it became a box office success;[63][72] in August, Lopez starred alongside Robert Redford and Morgan Freeman in An Unfinished Life, a drama film based on the novel of the same name.

2006–2009: Career disappointments and Como Ama una Mujer

Lopez in 2008

In April 2006, Lopez reappeared on the Billboard Hot 100 as a featured artist on "Control Myself", the lead single from LL Cool J's twelfth studio album Todd Smith. The song peaked at number four on the chart following its release as a music download, making it the pair's second collaboration to reach the top five.[73]Bordertown, a film based on the Female homicides in Ciudad Juárez, made its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2006. Lopez, who also acts as the film's producer, stars as Lauren Adrian, an American news reporter for the Chicago Sentinel who wants to be assigned to the Iraq front-lines to cover the war.[74]Bordertown received a direct-to-video release.[63]DanceLife, a reality series following the lives of seven dancers trying to break into the world of professional dance, aired on MTV from January 15 to March 5, 2007. Lopez produced, created and was featured in the show.[75] According to the album's co-producer Estéfano, Lopez's fifth studio album Como Ama una Mujer would "prove critics wrong" with its "big songs that require a voice"; referring to the criticism of Lopez having a "limited" vocal tone.[76][77] The album's lead single "Qué Hiciste" reached number one on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart. Lopez performed the song on the sixth season of American Idol on April 11, 2007, becoming the first person to perform a Spanish song on the series,[70] the album received the highest first-week sales in the United States for a Spanish album and the highest digital sales.[78]

In September 2007, Lopez starred in the biographical filmEl Cantante, which is based on the life of the late salsa singer Héctor Lavoe. In the film, Lavoe is portrayed by then-husband Marc Anthony while Lopez plays Lavoe's wife Puchi.[79] Lopez revealed that she felt her performance in the film El Cantante should have earned her an Oscar.[80] "I feel like I had that [Oscar worthy role] in 'El Cantante,' but I don't think the academy members saw it".[80]El Cantante did not perform well at the box office, earning just $7.6 million.[63] Lopez and Anthony also launched their co-headlining North American concert tour on September 28.[81] Lopez's sixth studio album Brave, released in October, was her lowest-charting album worldwide,[82] the album produced two singles, "Do It Well" and "Hold It Don't Drop It". The first peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, while the latter failed to make any significant impact on the charts. A five-part miniseries, Jennifer Lopez Presents: Como Ama una Mujer, based on the lyrics of Como Ama una Mujer aired on Univision from October 30 to November 27, 2007. She placed her career on hiatus after giving birth to twins in February 2008;[83] in late 2009, Lopez released two songs for her seventh studio album, Love? ("Louboutins" and "Fresh Out of the Oven"); however, the songs failed to make an appearance on the Billboard charts which led to her departure from Epic Records.[84]

2010–2012: Career rejuvenation with American Idol and touring

Lopez parted ways with Epic Records in February 2010, citing that she had fulfilled her contractual obligations and now wished to release her seventh studio album Love? under a new label.[85] Her departure from the label temporarily halted production on the album, which commenced in 2009. Upon signing a new contract with Island Records, recording resumed on the album,[86] the New York Daily News revealed that Lopez would be taking some of the records recorded under Sony Music Entertainment to her new label so that they could be included on the album.[87] In April, Lopez starred in the romantic comedy The Back-up Plan, her first theatrical role in three years;[83] in June, following the departure of Ellen DeGeneres from American Idol, it was reported that Lopez was in talks to join season ten's judging panel.[88][89][90] During this same time, Lopez and Anthony were being considered for a role on The X Factor for their appeal to Latin and International markets,[91] it was officially announced in September that Lopez would be joining the tenth season of American Idol. MTV stated that the deal was "mutually beneficial to all those involved", while CNN reported that Lopez was viewing it as a decision to revive her career, while American Idol producers believed that Lopez and Steven Tyler's appointments would strengthen viewing figures.[92] In October, Lopez released her fourteenth fragrance, Love and Glamour, the perfume was inspired by Lopez's forthcoming "return to the spotlight".[93]

L'Oreal Paris named Lopez their new Global Ambassador and the face of their brands, including EverPure hair care, Preference hair color and Youth Code skin care. Her EverSleek hair care ads made their debut in early 2011, to coincide with the release of Love? and her debut as a judge on American Idol.[94] To further promote her comeback, in February, Venus chose Lopez as their new Global Ambassador.[95] Lopez's comeback single "On the Floor" was released later that same month, the song topped the charts across the globe, becoming one of the most successful singles of the year.[96] The song also became her highest charting single commercially as a lead artist, as well as her most successful airplay hit on contemporary hit radio, since "Jenny from the Block".[97]Love?, which was released in May, was a moderate commercial success, and was viewed as a humble comeback from Lopez, as many had considered her recording career over.[82] Lopez launched her next fragrance Love and Light in July, exclusively on HSN. 51,000 bottles of the fragrance were sold at its premiere, becoming Lopez's most successful fragrance launch to date, making over $2.9 million.[98] In September, Lopez launched the Jennifer Lopez Collection, a clothing and accessories line for Kohl's with Tommy Hilfiger;[99] in addition to the clothing line, she also launched the Jennifer Lopez Home Collection, featuring bedding, towels and luggage.[100] Later that same month Fiat, an Italian automobile manufacturer, enlisted Lopez to promote their products, including the 2012 Fiat 500 Cabrio. Olivier Francois, the Chrysler chief marketing officer, stated that she "fits perfectly with the brand".[101]

Lopez's first greatest hits album, Dance Again... the Hits, was released on July 24, 2012 in the United States.[112] It was released by Epic Records, as Lopez owed them one final album to end her contract, despite previously announcing that she had fulfilled her contract with the label.[113] Lopez, who was going through a divorce with Anthony and the "breakup of a family", felt as if the album's sole single, "Dance Again", had come to her at the "perfect moment".[114][115] "Dance Again" and "Goin' In", a single from the soundtrack of the dance film Step Up Revolution, both reached the top of the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs, giving Lopez her twelfth and thirteenth number one on that chart, respectively.[116]nuvoTV announced in September its premier partnership with Lopez, that will see her work on the creative side of the network, managing marketing and program production with her production company, Nuyorican Productions, as well as periodically appearing in network programming.[117][118]

2013–2015: Television ventures and A.K.A.

In January 2013, Lopez starred alongside Jason Statham in the crime thriller Parker, in which she played Leslie, her performance earned positive reviews, with Chicago Tribune commending the role for giving Lopez "an opportunity to be dramatic, romantic, funny, depressed, euphoric and violent. The audience stays with her all the way",[119] the following month, she gained widespread notoriety for wearing a daring black dress at the Grammy Awards, which revealed her entire right leg; despite a conservative dress code which had been issued to celebrities in attendance.[120] In May, Lopez was announced as the chief creative officer of nuvoTV; in addition, she founded the mobile phone retail brand Viva Móvil, which is catered specifically for Latinos.[121] She lobbied for more Hispanic diversity on television,[122] hoping to empower the Latin community in these media ventures, stating: "There's a big revolution going on, it's like a media and cultural revolution of Latinos here in the United States. We're realizing our power. We're realizing that we matter here."[123] Inspired by her gay aunt who had recently died, Lopez signed on as executive producer of the television series The Fosters, which is about a same-sex couple raising a family,[124] the show premiered on ABC Family on June 3, 2013, and has since been a ratings success for the network.[125] Later that June, Lopez performed at the birthday of Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov.[126] Doing so, she garnered widespread backlash for performing for the leader of a "repressive, authoritarian regime",[127] her publicist released an apology.[126] Lopez returned as judge on American Idol for its thirteenth season for a reported salary of $17.5 million.[128] She was ranked as the fifth highest-paid woman in music for 2013, having earned $45 million.[108]

After the conclusion of her Dance Again World Tour, Lopez began recording her eighth studio album, A.K.A., inspired by her travels.[129] It was released in June 2014 through Capitol Records, experiencing lackluster sales,[130] the album produced three singles: "I Luh Ya Papi", which features French Montana, "First Love", and "Booty", featuring Pitbull or rapper Iggy Azalea. "Booty" debuted inside the top twenty in the United States, making it her second-highest debut on the Billboard Hot 100 after "On the Floor".[131] In April, the official song for the 2014 FIFA World Cup performed by Pitbull, Lopez and Brazilian recording artist Claudia Leitte, "We Are One (Ole Ola)", was released. She was ranked as the sixth highest-paid woman in music for the year, earning $37 million;[132] in November 2014, Lopez partnered with Endless Jewelry, designing a range of new jewelry products.[133] That month, she also released first her book, True Love, which became a New York Times best-seller.[134]

January 2015 saw the release of The Boy Next Door, an erotic thriller that Lopez both co-produced and starred in as a high school teacher who becomes involved with a student, which eventually leads to his dangerous obsession with her,[135] the film received negative reviews from critics.[136] Despite this, it became her most successful opening at the box office for a live action film since Monster-in-Law,[137] and ultimately grossed over $55 million at the global box office, against a production budget of $4 million.[138] The following month, she unveiled her next fragrance, JLuxe.[139] Lopez had a voice role in the animated feature Home, alongside Steve Martin, Jim Parsons, and Rihanna, and released in March 2015.[140] She contributed the single "Feel the Light" to the film's official soundtrack.[141] Lopez also starred in the independent drama film Lila & Eve, alongside Viola Davis.[142] With annual earnings of $28.5 million, she was ranked as the seventh highest-paid woman in music for 2015.[143]

2016–present: Shades of Blue and residency show

Lopez stars as Detective Harlee Santos in NBC's crime drama series Shades of Blue (also serving as an executive producer), a single mother and police detective who goes undercover for the FBI to investigate her own squad,[144] it premiered on January 7, 2016, giving the network its most-watched Thursday debut in seven years with 8.6 million viewers.[145] Lopez's performance received positive reviews.[146][147][148]Shades of Blue was renewed for a second season, which premiered in March 2017.[149] That same month, the series was renewed for a third season;[150][151] in May 2015, she announced her Las Vegas residency concert show, which commenced on January 20, 2016, the first of twenty initial dates. Titled All I Have, it takes place at Planet Hollywood's The AXIS theater.[152][153] The residency has been lucrative,[154] and Lopez signed a three-year contract which will see her perform 120 shows;[155] in March 2016, six years after announcing her departure, she announced her return to Epic Records, signing a multi-album deal with the label.[53] Her first single since returning to Epic, "Ain't Your Mama", was released the following month,[156] with earnings of $39.5 million, she was among the highest-paid female artists from June 2015 to June 2016.[154] Lopez reprised her voice role as Shira in the animated film Ice Age: Collision Course, which was released in July 2016.[157]

In collaboration with Giuseppe Zanotti, Lopez designed a capsule collection of shoes and jewelry. Giuseppe for Jennifer Lopez launched in January 2017.[158] In July 2016, Lopez announced a new dance competition series entitled World of Dance, for which she serves as an executive producer and judge. Created in partnership with World of Dance, the series was greenlit by NBC with a straight-to-series order for ten episodes.[159]World of Dance premiered on May 30, 2017; with 9.7 million viewers, it became the most-watched premiere for a summer alternative series in nine years.[160][161] According to Forbes, Lopez was the eleventh highest-paid female celebrity between June 2016 and June 2017, with earnings of $38 million;[162] in April 2018, Lopez launched her limited-edition makeup collection in collaboration with Inglot Cosmetics.[163] That month, she was named one of Time's 100 most influential people in the world,[164] and released a new Spanish single, "El Anillo".[165]

Upcoming projects

Lopez is set to star in the comedy film Mothers I'd Like To..., for which she will also serve as a producer through her production company.[170] She will star as drug lord Griselda Blanco in a television film for HBO, which will focus on the "rise and fall" of Blanco, she will once more serve as an executive producer for the film, which is currently in development.[171] She will also produce and star in a romantic comedy film Second Act, which will be directed by Peter Segal,[172] as an executive producer, Lopez is also developing an untitled legal drama for CBS and futuristic drama series entitled C.R.I.S.P.R. for NBC.[173] Sometime in 2019, Lopez is set to executive produce and star in NBC's Bye Bye Birdie Live!, a live television production of the stage musical of the same name.[174]

Personal life

Lopez's personal life has attracted widespread media attention,[175] from February 22, 1997, to January 1998, she was married to Cuban waiter Ojani Noa.[176] Since their brief marriage, Lopez has endured many legal troubles regarding her relationship with Noa; in April 2006, she sued to prevent him from publishing a book about their marriage, contending that it violated their confidentiality agreement.[177] The following year, a court-appointed arbitrator issued a permanent injunction forbidding Noa from "criticizing, denigrating, casting in a negative light or otherwise disparaging" Lopez, she was awarded $545,000 in compensatory damages and Noa was ordered to hand over all copies of materials related to the book to Lopez or her attorney.[178] A lawsuit regarding a compromising private honeymoon video in Noa's possession is presently running.[179]

While working on her first album, On the 6, Lopez began dating record producer and rapper Sean Combs, on December 27, 1999, the couple was arrested along with two others in connection with a shooting outside the Times Square Club in New York. They were charged with criminal possession of a weapon as well as stolen property. Lopez was soon exonerated, having had nothing to do with the crime.[180] However, Combs was charged and indicted by a Manhattangrand jury,[181] after leaving Combs, Lopez developed a relationship with former back-up dancer Cris Judd, to whom she was married from September 29, 2001, to June 2002.[182] Following her second divorce due to irreconcilable differences, she commenced a high-profile relationship with actor and director Ben Affleck, to whom she became engaged in November 2002,[183][184] the media began to refer to them as "Bennifer", and they became a prominent supercouple in the media and popular culture. Bennifer became a popular term, which was eventually entered into urban dictionaries and neologism dictionaries as notable,[185] as the name blend started the trend of other celebrity couples being referred to by the combination of their first names.[186] The couple postponed their nuptials indefinitely a day prior to the planned ceremony in September 2003, citing the media's interference with the event as the reason.[187]

Anthony and Lopez, 2006

Following her break-up with Affleck in January 2004, Lopez began dating her longtime friend, Marc Anthony (real name: Marco Antonio Muñiz), the couple wed that June,[188][189] and lived in Brookville, New York.[190] Two men attempted to ransom a private wedding video that was stolen from the couple for one million dollars; however, they were arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court on charges of conspiracy, attempted grand larceny and possession of stolen property.[191] On November 7, 2007, during the final night of their co-headlining tour, Lopez and Anthony officially confirmed that they were expecting their first child,[192] the announcement ended months of speculation over the pregnancy.[193] Her father confirmed that the couple were expecting twins, revealing that it runs in the family: "My sister also had twins, so it's a hereditary thing."[194] Lopez, who is a Roman Catholic, has stated that her faith discouraged her from pursuing in vitro fertilization treatment while trying to get pregnant.[195]

Lopez gave birth to a son, Maximilian David, and a daughter, Emme Maribel, in Long Island, New York, on February 22, 2008,[196][197] the twins were introduced in the March 11, 2008, issue of People, for which the magazine paid a reported $6 million; the photographs of the twins became the most expensive celebrity picture ever taken at the time.[198] Three years later in July 2011, the couple announced their split, with Anthony filing for divorce in April 2012,[199] their divorce was finalized on June 16, 2014, with Lopez retaining primary physical custody of the two children.[200] On December 31, 2014, she legally changed her name back to Jennifer Lopez, dropping Anthony's last name (Muñiz).[201][202]

In March 2018, Lopez opened up about her own Me Too movement story of being sexually harassed by a director early on in her career, when she was asked to take her top off during one of her first films.[207][208] Lopez has also been an active advocate for the Time's Up movement.[209]

In 2009, Lopez launched the Lopez Family Foundation (originally known as the Maribel Foundation) alongside her sister, Lynda, the nonprofit organization seeks to increase the availability of healthcare for underprivileged women and children, offering a telemedicine program supported by a partnership with the Children's Hospital Los Angeles. The foundation has led to the expansion of medical facilities in Panama and Puerto Rico, and created the Center for a Healthy Childhood at the Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx.[215][216]

In December 2012, Lopez held a charity drive that would affect her three favorite charities: the Gloria Wise Boys and Girls Club, the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles as well as the American Red Cross, mainly benefiting victims of Hurricane Sandy, which devastated parts of her home town, New York City.[217] In May 2015, she became the first national celebrity spokesperson for the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and the BC Children's Hospital Foundation (BCCHF), appearing in a campaign entitled "Put Your Money Where the Miracles Are".[218] That September, Lopez was announced as the first Global Advocate for Girls and Women at the United Nations Foundation,[219] this role sees her mobilizing action to address challenges faced by girls and women around the world, including maternal health care programs, education and violence against women.[220] In September 2017, following Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria, Lopez announced that she would be donating $1 million from the proceeds of her Las Vegas residency to humanitarian aid for Puerto Rico.[221][222] Along with ex-husband Marc Anthony, she launched a humanitarian relief campaign entitled Somos Una Voz (English: We Are One Voice), an effort supported by various celebrities to rush supplies to areas affected by Hurricane Maria.[223] Lopez and Anthony presented a subsequent concert and telethon for disaster relief, "One Voice: Somos Live!", which raised over $35 million.[224] She was also among various artists featured on Lin-Manuel Miranda's charity single "Almost Like Praying" which benefits Puerto Rico.[225]

According to author Ed Morales in The Latin Beat: The Rhythms And Roots Of Latin Music From Bossa Nova To Salsa And Beyond (2003), Lopez's music explores the "romantic innocence" of Latin music, while strongly identifying with hip hop.[237] Growing up, she was influenced by Latin styles ranging from salsa to bachata, but it was the 1979 hip hop song "Rapper's Delight" by The Sugarhill Gang that she said changed her life.[238] Her debut album On the 6 fuses the influence of Latin music with R&B and hip hop, which Lopez described as Latin soul. To the contrary, Morales described it as "state-of-the-art dance pop".[239] Dee Lockett, writing for the Chicago Tribune, stated that songs such as "Waiting for Tonight" made Lopez "arguably the leading artist in the dance-pop movement at the time".[240] While primarily sung in English, she speaks in Spanish and asserts her Latin heritage throughout the album, which is apparent in the song "Let's Get Loud".[241][242][243] She has also recorded bilingual songs, including the Latin pop song "Cariño", for her second album J.Lo.[244] A departure from her previous albums, This Is Me... Then blends 1970s soul with "streetwise" hip hop.[245] "Get Right", from Rebirth, is built around a sample of "Soul Power 74" by Maceo and the Macks, and is characterized by a repetitive saxophone riff. The New York Times called it "one of the year's most unusual R&B songs" which sounded "like nothing else on the radio".[246]

Described as autobiographical,[247] much of Lopez's music has centered around the "ups and downs" of love,[248] the lyrical content of This Is Me... Then is largely focused on her relationship with Ben Affleck, with the song "Dear Ben" being described as the album's "glowing centerpiece".[249] Her first full length Spanish-language album, Como Ama una Mujer features introspective lyrics about romance, heartache and self-loathing.[250] When explaining her seventh studio album Love?, Lopez stated: "There's still so much to learn and that's why the question mark."[248] Other recurrent themes in Lopez's music have included her upbringing in the Bronx[239][251] and women's empowerment.[252]

Dance and stage

Considered one of dance's "greatest success stories",[159] Lopez felt an emotional connection to dance since her youth, when she specialized in ballet, jazz and flamenco,[262][263] her career commenced on the variety television sketch comedy series In Living Color, where she was a part of an ethnically diverse dance group known as The Fly Girls.[264]Janet Jackson, whom she briefly served as a backup dancer for, has been credited by Lopez as an inspiration for her own dance and videos.[265] Since beginning her own recording career, Lopez has become known for her body-emphasizing music videos, which often include dance routines,[266] some of them have been the subject of controversy, including "Jenny from the Block", "Dance Again" and "Booty".[267][268] Her provocatively choreographed music video for "If You Had My Love" allowed Lopez to become a dominant figure on MTV networks worldwide,[269] while the accompanying video for "Waiting for Tonight" established her as a "dance princess" according to MTV.[270]

On stage, Lopez is recognized for her showmanship and sex appeal,[271] and often includes costumes such as bodysuits as part of her performance.[272][273][274] Author Priscilla Peña Ovalle stated in Dance and the Hollywood Latina: Race, Sex and Stardom (2011) that Lopez was one of the Latin stars who "used dance to gain agency as working performers with mainstream careers, yet many of their roles paradoxically racialized and sexualized their bodies".[275] Troy Patterson of Entertainment Weekly also observed that she used her body for emphasis on stage, "She turned herself out as the fly girl hyperversion of postfeminist power, flaunting her control by toying with the threat of excess; in consequence, her star went supernova."[276] Her signature movements include "clock-wise pivoting with salsa hip circles and sequential torso undulations".[277] While being noted to lip sync in the early stages of career, Lopez's Dance Again World Tour was praised for showcasing live vocals and choreography synchronously.[278][279][280] In a review of her Las Vegas residency All I Have, Los Angeles Times writer Nolan Feeney called her "Queen of the Strip" and remarked that her dancing is "undoubtedly the centerpiece of the show".[271]

Lopez's provocative stage performances have also drawn scrutiny at times; in May 2013, her performance on the finale of the television series Britain's Got Talent was deemed inappropriate for family-friendly television, and drew viewer complaints to Ofcom.[281][282] Following her controversial performance at the musical festival Mawazine in 2015, Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane called it "indecent" and "disgraceful", while an education group claimed that she "disturbed public order and tarnished women's honor and respect".[283]

Public image

Lopez performing during her Dance Again World Tour, June 2012.

Speaking of Lopez's image, Andrew Barker of Variety observed: "Despite a carefully cultivated image as an imperious pop empress in ludicrously expensive outfits, her signature hits bear the titles "I'm Real" and "Jenny From the Block", she managed the perilous transition from actress to music star without ever seeming to pick either as a primary gig. She established herself as an oft-provocative sex symbol while her demeanor made it abundantly clear that she's not asking you to come hither."[236] In 2002, Lynette Holloway of The New York Times described Lopez as overexposed, she wrote: "Forgive yourself if you are seeing Jennifer Lopez in your sleep. She is everywhere." Holloway noted her image to be "a dash of ghetto fabulousness" and "middle-class respectability" for mass appeal.[284]Entertainment Weekly observed a change in her public profile upon joining American Idol in 2011, writing: "Gone was her old cut-a-bitch swagger; J. Lo 2.0 is an all-embracing, Oprahfied earth madre."[285] Lopez is considered an icon of popular culture.[286] Television presenter Ray Martin describes her as a "showbiz phenomenon".[287]

Lopez has developed an image as a sex symbol and "one of the most desirable women on the planet",[288] she is widely celebrated for her callipygian figure,[289] which was the inspiration for Sir Mix-a-Lot's 1992 hit "Baby Got Back".[290] She has been credited with influencing a change in mainstream female body image;[291] in Latin Sensations (2001), Herón Marquez wrote: "Because she wasn't rail thin, Lopez had broken the mold and allowed millions of women to feel good about their bodies. Suddenly, it was okay for women to have hips, curves, and a big backside."[41]Vanity Fair described her buttocks as "in and of themselves, a cultural icon".[292]Details magazine named Lopez the "Sexiest Woman of the Year" in 1998,[293] and she led FHM's "100 Sexiest Women" list twice.[294] In 2011, she was named "The Most Beautiful Woman" by People,[295] the following year, VH1 ranked her the fourth on their list of "100 Sexiest Artists",[296] while Vibe magazine named her the most "lustable" celebrity of the past twenty years.[297] In 2014, Lopez stated, "There's this funny notion in America that you can't be a mom and be sexy (...) It's the craziest thing I've ever heard... The truth is that women can be sexy until the day they die."[135]

Lopez is a tabloid fixture[298][299] and has admitted to having a "less-than-perfect" public image,[300] the media often draw comparisons between Lopez and actress Elizabeth Taylor, due to her numerous failed relationships.[301][302] In fact, Lopez has been dubbed a "modern-day Liz Taylor" by the media.[303] Lynn Hirschberg of W compared her glamorous public persona to that of Taylor,[304] her style is described by Billboard's Lauren Savage as scantily clad.[305] Lopez has been criticized by the animal rights organization PETA for inclusion of fur in her fashion lines and outfits,[306] she has received a bad reputation as being a demanding "diva",[307] but she constantly refutes this.[308] In 2003, The Observer remarked that Lopez was "the woman immortalised in a million headlines as 'Hollywood's most demanding diva' ... Lopez must wonder what heinous crime she has committed to become the most vilified woman in modern popular culture."[309]

Legacy and cultural impact

Lopez is regarded as the most influential Hispanic performer in the United States, credited with breaking racial barriers in the entertainment industry;[16][310] in 1999, The Record newspaper observed that she was responsible for the introduction of a Latina presence in the film industry, which was a "whites-only preserve" for much of its history.[311] Described as a "multidimensional artist who had turned into a financial powerhouse",[8] Lopez became the highest-paid actress of Hispanic descent in history.[312] Miriam Jiménez Román stated in The Afro-Latin Reader: History and Culture in the United States (2009) that "[she] was able to traverse the difficult racial boundaries".[313] In 2012, business magazine Forbes suggested that Lopez "may be the most powerful entertainer on the planet",[314] and named her "the world's most powerful Latino celebrity".[315]

Upon launching her music career in the late 1990s, Lopez contributed to the "Latin explosion" occurring in entertainment at the time,[316] with the Daily Herald describing her as "crossover royalty",[317] she was featured on the cover of the first issue of Latina magazine in 1996, with editor Galina Espinoza stating that there is "no recounting of modern Latina history without Jennifer"[318] in a 2011 editorial praising her legacy. Around the time her career began to burgeon, the emphasis on Lopez's curvaceous figure grew; scholar Sean Redmond wrote that this was a sign of her role and social power in the cultural changes occurring in the United States.[319] In August 2005, Time listed Lopez as one of the most influential Hispanics in America, remarking: "Why? Because over a decade ago, she was an anonymous background dancer on the second-rated sketch-comedy show. Today she's known by two syllables."[9] In February 2007, People en Español named her the most influential Hispanic entertainer;[310] in 2014, scientists named a species of aquatic mite found in Puerto Rico, Litarachna lopezae, after Lopez.[320][321]

Achievements

Lopez remains the only female entertainer to have a number one album and film simultaneously in the United States,[352][353] with her second studio album J.Lo (2001), Lopez became the first female solo recording artist under Epic Records to achieve a number one album in the United States since its inception in 1953.[354] Her album J to tha L-O! The Remixes was acknowledged by the Guinness World Records as the first number one remix album in the United States.[355] In 2010, Lopez was honored by the World Music Awards with the Legend Award for her contribution to the arts.[356] Lopez's return to prominence the following year with her single "On the Floor"—among the best-selling singles of all time, and its music video recognized as the "Highest Viewed Female Music Video of All Time" by Guinness World Records in 2012—is regarded as one of the greatest musical comebacks in history.[357][358] In 2013, she was presented with the prestigious landmark 2,500th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her musical contributions,[359] and Univision presented her with the World Icon Award in its Premios Juventud.[360] In 2014, she became the first female recipient of the Billboard Icon Award.[361]Billboard magazine ranked her as the ninth greatest dance club artist of all time in 2016.[362] In 2017, she was awarded the Telemundo Star Award.[363]

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J.Lo (album)
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J. Lo is the second studio album and most successful album to date by American entertainer Jennifer Lopez. It was released on January 23,2001, by Epic Records, preceding the release for the follow-up of her commercially successful debut album On the 6. On this album, Lopez had more control over J. Lo. Its title refers to the nickname her fans gave her, Lopez began recording the album under the working title The Passionate Journey, writing lyrics that focused on her own personal experiences. For the album, she hired producers such as Cory Rooney, Troy Oliver, Dan Shea and Sean Combs, musically, J. Lo is a pop album, which also encompasses genres such as R&B, Latin pop, retro and dance-pop. It was considered more daring than On the 6, including more explicit language and provocative lyrics about sex, it deals with themes of empowerment. Upon its release, the album received mixed reviews from music critics, commercially, J. Lo became Lopezs most successful album. The album was certified platinum in the United States. Love Dont Cost a Thing was released as the lead single on December 2,2000. The albums second single, Play, reached the top twenty in most countries, the Latin pop song, titled Aint It Funny was released as the albums third single on June 20,2001. Im Real was serviced to radio as the fourth and final single on September 4,2001. To further its success, record executives at Epic recruited Ja Rule of Murder Inc Records, the remix, which featured Ja Rule, shifted Lopezs personal style from pop to a more hip-hop and urban-oriented sound. It was the one song in the United States at the time of the September 11 attacks for 5 non-consecutive weeks. Prior to the release of J. Initially, the entertainer planned to release music in Spanish, although Tommy Mottola, at the time, this was referred to by the media as a Latin pop crossover explosion and ethnic boom. Lopez was described as crossover royalty, musically, On the 6 explored a Latin soul genre, and featured Lopez singing about love. It produced the number-one hit If You Had My Love, as well as Waiting for Tonight, the album itself was a success, reaching number eight in the United States and selling eight million copies by 2003. That August, Lopez told LaunchCast that the album would be titled My Passionate Journey, hopefully Ill have it out by October, she said. It was reported that Lopezs boyfriend at the time, Sean Combs, additionally, it was also reported that Rodney Jerkins, who produced If You Had My Love, was working with Lopez

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New York City
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The City of New York, often called New York City or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States. With an estimated 2015 population of 8,550,405 distributed over an area of about 302.6 square miles. Located at the tip of the state of New York. Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy and has described as the cultural and financial capital of the world. Situated on one of the worlds largest natural harbors, New York City consists of five boroughs, the five boroughs – Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, The Bronx, and Staten Island – were consolidated into a single city in 1898. In 2013, the MSA produced a gross metropolitan product of nearly US$1.39 trillion, in 2012, the CSA generated a GMP of over US$1.55 trillion. NYCs MSA and CSA GDP are higher than all but 11 and 12 countries, New York City traces its origin to its 1624 founding in Lower Manhattan as a trading post by colonists of the Dutch Republic and was named New Amsterdam in 1626. The city and its surroundings came under English control in 1664 and were renamed New York after King Charles II of England granted the lands to his brother, New York served as the capital of the United States from 1785 until 1790. It has been the countrys largest city since 1790, the Statue of Liberty greeted millions of immigrants as they came to the Americas by ship in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and is a symbol of the United States and its democracy. In the 21st century, New York has emerged as a node of creativity and entrepreneurship, social tolerance. Several sources have ranked New York the most photographed city in the world, the names of many of the citys bridges, tapered skyscrapers, and parks are known around the world. Manhattans real estate market is among the most expensive in the world, Manhattans Chinatown incorporates the highest concentration of Chinese people in the Western Hemisphere, with multiple signature Chinatowns developing across the city. Providing continuous 24/7 service, the New York City Subway is one of the most extensive metro systems worldwide, with 472 stations in operation. Over 120 colleges and universities are located in New York City, including Columbia University, New York University, and Rockefeller University, during the Wisconsinan glaciation, the New York City region was situated at the edge of a large ice sheet over 1,000 feet in depth. The ice sheet scraped away large amounts of soil, leaving the bedrock that serves as the foundation for much of New York City today. Later on, movement of the ice sheet would contribute to the separation of what are now Long Island and Staten Island. The first documented visit by a European was in 1524 by Giovanni da Verrazzano, a Florentine explorer in the service of the French crown and he claimed the area for France and named it Nouvelle Angoulême. Heavy ice kept him from further exploration, and he returned to Spain in August and he proceeded to sail up what the Dutch would name the North River, named first by Hudson as the Mauritius after Maurice, Prince of Orange

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United States dollar
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The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States and its insular territories per the United States Constitution. It is divided into 100 smaller cent units, the circulating paper money consists of Federal Reserve Notes that are denominated in United States dollars. The U. S. dollar was originally commodity money of silver as enacted by the Coinage Act of 1792 which determined the dollar to be 371 4/16 grain pure or 416 grain standard silver, the currency most used in international transactions, it is the worlds primary reserve currency. Several countries use it as their currency, and in many others it is the de facto currency. Besides the United States, it is used as the sole currency in two British Overseas Territories in the Caribbean, the British Virgin Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands. A few countries use the Federal Reserve Notes for paper money, while the country mints its own coins, or also accepts U. S. coins that can be used as payment in U. S. dollars. After Nixon shock of 1971, USD became fiat currency, Article I, Section 8 of the U. S. Constitution provides that the Congress has the power To coin money, laws implementing this power are currently codified at 31 U. S. C. Section 5112 prescribes the forms in which the United States dollars should be issued and these coins are both designated in Section 5112 as legal tender in payment of debts. The Sacagawea dollar is one example of the copper alloy dollar, the pure silver dollar is known as the American Silver Eagle. Section 5112 also provides for the minting and issuance of other coins and these other coins are more fully described in Coins of the United States dollar. The Constitution provides that a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and that provision of the Constitution is made specific by Section 331 of Title 31 of the United States Code. The sums of money reported in the Statements are currently being expressed in U. S. dollars, the U. S. dollar may therefore be described as the unit of account of the United States. The word dollar is one of the words in the first paragraph of Section 9 of Article I of the Constitution, there, dollars is a reference to the Spanish milled dollar, a coin that had a monetary value of 8 Spanish units of currency, or reales. In 1792 the U. S. Congress passed a Coinage Act, Section 20 of the act provided, That the money of account of the United States shall be expressed in dollars, or units. And that all accounts in the offices and all proceedings in the courts of the United States shall be kept and had in conformity to this regulation. In other words, this act designated the United States dollar as the unit of currency of the United States, unlike the Spanish milled dollar the U. S. dollar is based upon a decimal system of values. Both one-dollar coins and notes are produced today, although the form is significantly more common

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Marc Anthony
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Marco Antonio Muñiz, known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, record producer and television producer. Anthony is also the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time, the two-time Grammy Award and five-time Latin Grammy Award winner has sold more than 12 million albums worldwide. He is best known for his Latin salsa numbers and ballads, Anthony has won numerous awards and his achievements have been honored through various recognitions. He was the recipient of the 2009 Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Chairs Award and he also received the 2009 CHCI Chairs Lifetime Achievement Award on September 16,2009. He holds the Guinness World Record for best-selling tropical/salsa artist and the most number-one albums on the Billboard Tropical Albums year-end charts, Marco Antonio Muñiz, known professionally by his stage name Marc Anthony, was born in New York City to parents from Yauco, Puerto Rico. His mother Guillermina was a housewife, his father, Felipe Muñiz, Anthonys parents named him after Mexican singer Marco Antonio Muñiz. Anthony grew up in East Harlem, also known as Spanish Harlem and El Barrio, Muñiz began his career as a session vocalist for freestyle and Underground New York house music acts. After changing his name to avoid confusion with his namesake, Anthony worked as a songwriter and backing vocalist for pop acts including Menudo and his first album was a freestyle music record, Rebel, which debuted in 1988 on Bluedog Records. That same year he wrote and produced Boy Ive Been Told for fellow freestyle artist Sa-Fire, then in 1989, he sang backup vocals for Ann-Marie on the freestyle club hit, With or Without You produced by Little Louie Vega and Todd Terry. A year later in 1990, with Little Louie Vega and Todd Terry, Marc wrote a duet with Chrissy I-eece, in 1992, Vega and Anthony opened for Latin bandleader Tito Puente at New Yorks Madison Square Garden. After 1992, he changed his style from freestyle to salsa, Anthony was initially reluctant to become a salsa musician and declined an offer to make a salsa album when Ralph Mercado, president of RMM Records, asked him. Anthony was in a taxi when he heard Juan Gabriels hit song, Hasta Que Te Conocí, inspired by the music of Tito Puente, Hector Lavoe, Rubén Blades, and Juan Gabriel, Anthony released his Spanish-language debut, Otra Nota, in 1993. Anthony performed at the Radio y Musica Convention hosted by Alfredo Alonso, the album also included a cover of Breads song, Make It with You. Subsequent tours throughout the Americas, including a slot for Blades. In 1994, he was featured in La Indias album Dicen Que Soy and his 1995 follow-up, Todo a su tiempo, won Anthony a Billboard award for Hot Tropical Artist of the Year. The album was nominated for a Grammy with songs like Te Conozco Bien, Hasta Ayer, Nadie Como Ella, Se Me Sigue Olvidando, Te Amare. The album has more than 800,000 copies and has become established as a gold record in the United States. Anthonys next Spanish language album, Contra La Coriente, was followed by the television special Marc Anthony and it was broadcast on HBO on Valentines Day in 2000

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Contemporary R&B
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Contemporary R&B, also known as simply R&B, is a music genre that combines elements of rhythm and blues, soul, funk, pop, hip hop and dance. The genre features a record production style, drum machine-backed rhythms, an occasional saxophone-laced beat to give a jazz feel. Electronic influences are becoming a trend and the use of hip hop or dance-inspired beats are typical, although the roughness. Contemporary R&B vocalists are often known for their use of melisma, popularized by such as Michael Jackson, R. Kelly, Craig David, Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston. That same year, Teddy Riley began producing R&B recordings that included hip hop influences and this combination of R&B style and hip hop rhythms was termed new jack swing and was applied to artists such as Bobby Brown, Keith Sweat, Al B. Guy, Jodeci and Bell Biv DeVoe, the style became less popular by the end of the 1990s, but later experienced a resurgence. In 1990 Mariah Carey released Vision of Love as her debut single and it was immensely popular peaking at number 1 in many worldwide charts including the Billboard Hot 100, and it propelled Mariahs carrier. The song is said to have popularized the use of melisma. During the mid-1990s, Whitney Houstons The Bodyguard, Original Soundtrack Album sold over 40 million copies becoming the best-selling soundtrack of all time. Janet Jacksons self-titled fifth studio album janet. which came after her historic multimillion-dollar contract with Virgin Records, sold over twenty million copies worldwide. Boyz II Men and Mariah Carey recorded several Billboard Hot 100 No.1 hits, including One Sweet Day, Carey also released a remix of her 1995 single Fantasy, with Ol Dirty Bastard as a feature, a collaboration format that was unheard of at this point. Carey, Boyz II Men and TLC released albums in 1994 and 1995—Daydream, II and CrazySexyCool. In the late 1990s, neo soul, which added 1970s soul influences to the hip hop soul blend, arose, led by such as DAngelo, Erykah Badu. Hill and Missy Elliott further blurred the line between R&B and hip hop by recording both styles, beginning in 1995, the Grammy Awards enacted the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album, with II by Boyz II Men becoming the first recipient. The award was received by TLC for CrazySexyCool in 1996, Tony Rich for Words in 1997, Erykah Badu for Baduizm in 1998. At the end of 1999, Billboard magazine ranked Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson as the first, simultaneously, in the second half of the 1990s, The Neptunes and Timbaland set influential precedence on contemporary R&B and hip hop music. R&B acts such as Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, Usher, in 2001, Alicia Keys released Fallin as her debut single. It peaking at one on the Billboard Hot 100, Mainstream Top 40

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Pop music
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Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form in the United States and United Kingdom during the mid 1950s. The terms popular music and pop music are used interchangeably, although the former describes all music that is popular. Pop and rock were synonymous terms until the late 1960s, when they were used in opposition from each other. Although pop music is seen as just the singles charts, it is not the sum of all chart music. Pop music is eclectic, and often borrows elements from other such as urban, dance, rock, Latin. Identifying factors include generally short to medium-length songs written in a format, as well as the common use of repeated choruses, melodic tunes. David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop music as a body of music which is distinguishable from popular, jazz, according to Pete Seeger, pop music is professional music which draws upon both folk music and fine arts music. Although pop music is seen as just the singles charts, it is not the sum of all chart music, the music charts contain songs from a variety of sources, including classical, jazz, rock, and novelty songs. Pop music, as a genre, is seen as existing and developing separately, pop music continuously evolves along with the terms definition. The term pop song was first recorded as being used in 1926, Hatch and Millward indicate that many events in the history of recording in the 1920s can be seen as the birth of the modern pop music industry, including in country, blues and hillbilly music. The Oxford Dictionary of Music states that while pops earlier meaning meant concerts appealing to a wide audience. Since the late 1950s, however, pop has had the meaning of non-classical mus, usually in the form of songs, performed by such artists as the Beatles. Grove Music Online also states that, in the early 1960s pop music competed terminologically with beat music, while in the USA its coverage overlapped with that of rock and roll. From about 1967, the term was used in opposition to the term rock music. Whereas rock aspired to authenticity and an expansion of the possibilities of music, pop was more commercial, ephemeral. It is not driven by any significant ambition except profit and commercial reward, and, in musical terms, it is essentially conservative. It is, provided from on high rather than being made from below, pop is not a do-it-yourself music but is professionally produced and packaged. The beat and the melodies tend to be simple, with limited harmonic accompaniment, the lyrics of modern pop songs typically focus on simple themes – often love and romantic relationships – although there are notable exceptions

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Hip hop music
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It developed as part of hip hop culture, a subculture defined by four key stylistic elements, MCing/rapping, DJing/scratching with turntables, break dancing, and graffiti writing. Other elements include sampling beats or bass lines from records, while often used to refer solely to rapping, hip hop more properly denotes the practice of the entire subculture. Hip hops early evolution occurred as sampling technology and drum machines became available and affordable. Turntablist techniques such as scratching and beatmatching developed along with the breaks and Jamaican toasting, rapping developed as a vocal style in which the artist speaks or chants along rhythmically with an instrumental or synthesized beat. The Sugarhill Gangs 1979 song Rappers Delight is widely regarded to be the first hip hop record to gain popularity in the mainstream. The 1980s marked the diversification of hip hop as the genre developed more complex styles, prior to the 1980s, hip hop music was largely confined within the United States. However, during the 1980s, it began to spread to scenes in dozens of countries. New school hip hop was the wave of hip hop music, originating in 1983–84 with the early records of Run-D. M. C. The Golden age hip hop period was a period between the mid-1980s and the early 1990s. Notable artists from this era include the Juice Crew, Public Enemy, & Rakim, Boogie Down Productions and KRS-One, EPMD, Slick Rick, Beastie Boys, Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Ultramagnetic MCs, De La Soul, and A Tribe Called Quest. Gangsta rap is a subgenre of hip hop that often focuses on the violent lifestyles, in the West Coast hip hop style, G-funk dominated mainstream hip hop for several years during the 1990s. I. G. In the 1990s, hip hop began to diversify with other regional styles emerging, such as Southern rap, at the same time, hip hop continued to be assimilated into other genres of popular music, examples being Neo soul and nu metal. Hip hop became a pop music genre in the mid-1990s. The popularity of hip hop music continued through the 2000s, with hip hop influences also increasingly finding their way into mainstream pop, the United States also saw the success of regional styles such as crunk, a Southern genre that emphasized the beats and music more than the lyrics. Starting in 2005, sales of hip hop music in the United States began to severely wane, during the mid-2000s, alternative hip hop secured a place in the mainstream, due in part to the crossover success of artists such as OutKast and Kanye West. Creation of the hip hop is often credited to Keith Cowboy, rapper with Grandmaster Flash. However, Lovebug Starski, Keith Cowboy, and DJ Hollywood used the term when the music was known as disco rap. Cowboy later worked the hip hop cadence into a part of his stage performance, the first use of the term in print was in The Village Voice, by Steven Hager, later author of a 1984 history of hip hop

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Epic Records
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Epic Records is an American record company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, Inc. Epic was founded predominantly as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 and it later expanded its scope to include a more diverse range of musical genres, including pop, R&B, rock and hip hop. Historically, the label has housed popular acts such as Boston, ABBA, Michael Jackson, Celine Dion, Dave Clark Five, Gloria Estefan, Pearl Jam, Shakira, Anastacia, and Sly & the Family Stone. Along with Columbia and RCA Records, Epic is one of Sony Music Entertainments three main record labels, L. A. Reid has served as chairman and CEO of Epic since July 2011. Sylvia Rhone was appointed president in March 2014, Epic Records was launched in 1953 by Columbia Records for the purpose of marketing jazz, pop and classical music that did not fit the theme of its more mainstream Columbia Records label. Initial classical music releases were from Philips Records which distributed Columbia product in Europe, pop talent on co-owned Okeh Records were transferred to Epic which made Okeh a rhythm and blues label. Epics bright-yellow, black, and blue became a familiar trademark for many jazz. By 1960, the musical base had been expanded to include all genres. This was done in part to prevent the roster of Columbia Records from being overstuffed with newer artists, subsequently, Epic became better known for its signing of newer, fledgling acts. By the end of the 1960s, Epic earned its first gold records and had evolved into a formidable hit-making force in rock and roll, R&B and country music. Among its many acts, it included Roy Hamilton, Bobby Vinton, The Dave Clark Five, The Hollies, Tammy Wynette, Donovan, The Yardbirds, Lulu, July, Helen Shapiro and Jeff Beck. Also during the 1960s, Epic oversaw the smaller subsidiary CBS labels including Okeh Records, in 1968, Epic recordings began being distributed in the UK by CBS after the distribution deal with EMI expired that year, Epic itself launched in England around 1971. Epic was involved in a trade of artists. Graham Nash was signed to Epic because of his membership in The Hollies, when the newly formed Crosby, Stills & Nash wanted to sign with Atlantic Records, Ahmet Ertegün worked out a deal with Clive Davis whereby Richie Furays new band Poco would sign with Epic. Also contributing to the success was its distribution of Philadelphia International Records. Sony bought CBS Records in 1987, and the company was renamed Sony Music in 1991. In 2004, Sony merged with another powerhouse music distributor, BMG, bringing labels such as RCA, Arista, Columbia, Epic, Jive, in February 2009, singer and songwriter Amanda Ghost was appointed president of Epic Records. Later in the year, Sony BMG Music merged Epic and Columbias operations, Sony BMGs Legacy Recordings reissues the companys classic and catalog titles

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Island Records
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Island Records is a major record label that operates as a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. It was founded by Chris Blackwell, Graeme Goodall and Leslie Kong in Jamaica in 1959, Blackwell sold the label to PolyGram in 1989. Three Island labels exist in the world, Island UK, Island US, and Island Australia, current key people of Island Records include Island president Darcus Beese, OBE and MD Jon Turner. Partially due to the labels significant legacy, Island remains one of UMGs pre-eminent record labels, Island Records was founded in Jamaica on 4 July 1959 by Chris Blackwell, Graeme Goodall and Leslie Kong, and partially financed by Stanley Borden from RKO. Its name was inspired by the Harry Belafonte song Island in the Sun. Blackwell explained in 2009, “I loved music so much, I just wanted to get into it, or be as close to it as I could. ”Tom Hayes, the labels sales manager between 1965 and 1967, referred to the early period of the label in the UK as “organized chaos”. “My Boy Lollipop”, sung by Millie Small, was the labels first success in the UK, Blackwell explained in a 50-year-anniversary documentary that he was only interested in building long-term careers at that stage in time, rather than short-term projects. Suzette Newman has been a colleague of Chris Blackwells since working together in the early days of Island Records. Suzette Newman and Chris Salewicz were the editors for the book “The Story of Island Records, Blackwell relocated to England in May 1962 to garner greater levels of attention after the local Jamaican sound systems proved to be overwhelmingly successful. The vast majority of the artists who had signed to Blackwells fledgling label while he was in Jamaica agreed to allow the entrepreneur to release their music in the UK. While in England, Blackwell travelled throughout the city carrying his stock with him and he did not provide any copies to radio stations, as they would not play any of the Island music, the music was also not reviewed by the press. Meanwhile, Goodall left to start the Doctor Bird record label in 1965, Blackwell signed the Spencer Davis Group to the label. The group became popular and Island started their own independent series to spotlight UK rock talent. They signed artists like John Martyn, Fairport Convention, Free, by the late 1960s and early 1970s, they were a major label in England with artists like Roxy Music, King Crimson, Traffic, The Wailers, and many others. Blackwell had signed Bob Marley, and now Toots and the Maytals, in November 2016, Jackie Jackson described the formation of the group in a radio interview for Kool 97 FM Jamaica. Accompanied by Paul Douglas and Radcliffe Dougie Bryan in studio, Jackson explained, Were all original members of Toots, first it was Toots and the Maytals, three guys, Toots, Raleigh, and Jerry. …And then they were signed to Island Records, Chris Blackwell, and we were their recording band. One day we were summoned to Chris house, and he says, Alright gentleman, I think its time

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Capitol Records
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Capitol Records, LLC is an American record label which operates as a division of the Capitol Music Group. The label was founded as the first West Coast-based record label in the United States in 1942 by three industry insiders named Johnny Mercer, Buddy DeSylva and Glenn Wallichs, in 1955, the label was acquired by the British music conglomerate EMI as its North American subsidiary. EMI was later acquired by Universal Music Group in 2012 and was merged with the company in 2013, making Capitol Records, Capitol Records circular headquarter building located in Los Angeles is a recognized landmark of California. Mercer first raised the idea of starting a company while golfing with Harold Arlen. By 1941, Mercer was a songwriter and a singer with multiple successful releases. Mercer next suggested the idea to Wallichs while visiting his record store, Wallichs expressed interest in the idea and the pair negotiated an agreement whereby Mercer would run the company and identify their artists, while Wallichs managed the business side. On February 2,1942, Mercer and Wallichs met with DeSylva at a Hollywood restaurant to inquire about the possibility of investment of the company from Paramount Pictures, while DeSylva declined the proposal, he handed the pair a check worth $15,000. On March 27,1942, the three men incorporated as Liberty Records, in May 1942, the application was amended to change the companys name to Capitol Records. On April 6,1942, Mercer supervised Capitols first recording session where Martha Tilton recorded the song Moon Dreams, on May 5, Bobby Sherwood and his orchestra recorded two tracks in the studio. On May 21, Freddie Slack and his orchestra recorded three tracks in the studio, one with the orchestra, one with Ella Mae Morse called Cow-Cow Boogie, on June 4,1942, Capitol opened its first office in a second-floor room south of Sunset Boulevard. On that same day, Wallichs presented the companys first free record to Los Angeles disc jockey Peter Potter, on June 5,1942, Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra recorded four songs at the studio. On June 12, the recorded five more songs in the studio. On June 11, Tex Ritter recorded Jingle Jangle Jingle and Goodbye My Little Cherokee for his first Capitol recording session, and the songs formed Capitols 110th produced record. 133 - Get On Board Little Chillun - July 31,1942 - is a Freddie Slack/Ella Mae Morse/Mellowaires recording that might be the first rock n roll record and she has sometimes been called the first rock n roll singer. A good example is her 1942 recording of song which, with strong gospel, blues, boogie. Bone Walker recorded Mean Old World a pioneering example of the use of electric guitar. The earliest recording artists included co-owner Mercer, Whiteman, Tilton, Morse, Margaret Whiting, Jo Stafford, the Pied Pipers, Johnnie Johnston, Tex Ritter, Capitols first gold single was Morses Cow Cow Boogie in 1942. Capitols first album was Capitol Presents Songs By Johnny Mercer, a three 78-rpm disc set with recordings by Mercer, Stafford and the Pied Pipers, all with Westons Orchestra

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Fat Joe
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Joseph Antonio Cartagena, better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper. He is also the CEO of Terror Squad Entertainment, and member of musical groups D. I. T. C. Fat Joes debut album was Represent, released in 1993, followed by Jealous Ones Envy in 1995. From 1998 to 2006, he was signed to Atlantic Records, releasing four albums under the label, Don Cartagena in 1998, Jealous Ones Still Envy in 2001, Loyalty in 2002, and All or Nothing in 2005. Around the release of All or Nothing, Fat Joe became involved in a publicized feud with another New York City-based rapper 50 Cent. His most popular song in which he performed was his Remy Ma duet Lean Back with Terror Squad, the song was a number-one hit in the summer of 2004. Starting in 2006, when his album Me, Myself, & I was released, Fat Joe was signed to Imperial Records, which distributes through Terror Squad Entertainment. His follow-up album was The Elephant in the Room, which was released in 2008, Jealous Ones Still Envy 2 and his tenth album The Darkside Vol.1 was released on July 27,2010. Fat Joe was born on August 19,1970 in the South Bronx area of New York City and he lived in public housing and began stealing at a young age to support his family. He also admits that he was a bully in his childhood and his brother introduced him to rap music. As a teenager, he was influenced by fellow Latino rapper Big Pun. Fat Joe explained the influence on him by saying Latinos before us who had the opportunity to do it just didnt know how to do it. They came in trying to do this music, waving flags. Were trying to kick in the doors for other Latinos and represent our people, under stage name Fat Joe da Gangsta and part of the rap group D. I. T. C. Cartagena was signed to Relativity Records in the early 1990s, recording material, in 1993, his debut album, Represent, was released, featuring production from The Beatnuts, Diamond D, Lord Finesse, and others. Its lead single, Flow Joe peaked at one on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart, other minor singles from the album included Watch the Sound. In 1995, Fat Joe released his studio album, Jealous Ones Envy. The album featured a guest appearance from KRS-One and production from Diamond D, the lead single was Success, which did not chart, but his second single, Envy peaked at #8 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. The success of this album led Fat Joe to be featured on the remix of LL Cool Js single I Shot Ya along with Foxy Brown, Keith Murray, released in 1998, Don Cartagena was Joes third album and his first for Atlantic Records

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Ja Rule
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Jeffrey Bernard Atkins, better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American recording artist, singer, songwriter and actor from Queens, New York. Born in Hollis, Queens, he debuted in 1999 with Venni Vetti Vecci, from 1999 to 2005, Ja Rule had several hits that made the top 20 of the U. S. Kelly and Ashanti. During the 2000s, Ja Rule was signed to The Inc, Records, which was formerly known as Murder Inc. and was led by Irv Gotti. Due to his hits with his collaborators, Ja Rule has earned four Grammy nominations and he is also known for some well-publicized feuds with other rappers, in particular 50 Cent and Eminem. Atkins was born in the Queens borough of New York City and he was raised as a Jehovahs Witness by his mother, health care worker Debra Atkins, and grandparents. When Atkins was five, his mother gave birth to a baby named Kristen. Atkins attended Public School 134 in Hollis, a school he has described as having a black student body. He said he got into fights at the school because of his small size, so his mother transferred him to Middle School 172 in Glen Oaks. Atkins earned his GED in February 2012, Atkins began his rap career in 1993 with his hip hop group Cash Money Click. He told Curtis Waller of MTV News that his stage name Ja Rule came from a friend who addressed him by that name, other friends called him Ja. In 1995, he made his first appearance on Mic Geronimos Time to Build, which featured Jay-Z and DMX, in 1998 he had signed with Irv Gottis The Inc. Records which was an imprint label under Def Jam, and along with Amil and it was going to be a Ja Rule solo song, until Jay-Z heard the track. Allowing Ja to attend the successful Hard Knock Life Tour alongside Jay-Z, DMX, Method Man, Redman, Ja Rules debut album Venni Vetti Vecci was released in 1999, peaking at number 3 on the Billboard 200 with 184,000 copies sold in its first week. It eventually reached platinum status in the US due to the popularity of the hit single, Holla Holla, Ja Rule returned in 2000 with his new single Between Me and You, which featured Christina Milian. Between Me and You would end up getting Top 40 airplay, the second single Put It on Me featuring Vita and Lil Mo reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100. The music video for Put It on Me also topped the MTV Video Countdown for a week, the second album, Rule 3,36, was released on October 10,2000. It debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 with 276,000 copies in its first week, the album would be certified triple platinum by the RIAA. Ja Rule released his studio album, Pain Is Love on October 2,2001

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LL Cool J
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James Todd Smith, known professionally as LL Cool J, is an American rapper, actor, author, and entrepreneur from Queens, New York. LL Cool J is also known as one of the forefathers of pop rap and he has released 13 studio albums and two greatest hits compilations. His twelfth album Exit 13, was his last for his deal with Def Jam Recordings. His latest album, Authentic, was released in April 2013, in 2010, VH1 considered him to be in their 100 Greatest Artists Of All Time list. LL Cool J has also appeared in films, including In Too Deep, Any Given Sunday. He currently stars in a role as NCIS Special Agent Sam Hanna, on the CBS crime drama television series NCIS. LL Cool J is also the host of Lip Sync Battle on Spike, LL Cool J was born James Todd Smith on January 14,1968, in Bay Shore, New York, the son of Ondrea Griffeth and James Louis Smith, Jr. In an episode of Finding Your Roots, LL learned his mother was adopted by Eugene Griffith, the series genetic genealogist CeCe Moore identified LLs biological grandparents as Ethel Mae Jolly and Nathaniel Christy Lewis through analysis of his DNA. LLs biological great-uncle was hall of fame boxer, John Henry Lewis and he began rapping at age 9 and was influenced by hip-hop group The Treacherous Three. His grandfather, a jazz saxophonist, bought him $2,000 worth of equipment, Smith later discussed his childhood background and rapping, stating that By the time I got that equipment, I was already a rapper. In this neighborhood, the kids grow up in rap and its like speaking Spanish if you grow up in an all-Spanish house. I got into it when I was about 9, and since then all I wanted was to make a record and hear it on the radio. In a VH1 documentary, LL Cool J, at 14 years of age, revealed that he wanted to call himself J-Ski. Under his new name, LL Cool J, Smith was signed by Def Jam, which led to the release of his first official record. The single was a hard-hitting, streetwise b-boy song with spare beats, Smith later discussed his search for a label, stating I sent my demo to many different companies, but it was Def Jam where I found my home. That same year, Smith made his debut concert performance at Manhattan Center High School. In a later interview, LL Cool J recalled the experience, stating They pushed the lunch room tables together and me and my DJ, Cut Creator, as soon as it was over there were girls screaming and asking for autographs. Right then and there I said This is what I want to do, LLs debut single sold over 100,000 copies and helped establish both Def Jam as a label and Smith as a rapper

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Pitbull (rapper)
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Armando Christian Pérez, known by the stage name Pitbull or Mr. Worldwide, is an American rapper. His first recorded performance was on a solo track from Lil Jons 2002 album Kings of Crunk. In 2004, Pitbull released his debut album M. I. A. M. I and it included production producers Lil Jon and Jim Jonsin. Pitbull later released his second album El Mariel, in 2006 and his third, The Boatlift and his fourth album, Rebelution, included the hit single I Know You Want Me, which peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100. Pitbulls 2011 album Planet Pit, featured the single Give Me Everything and his 2013 track Timber from his Meltdown EP topped the charts in twenty nations, including the US and UK. He performed the song We Are One along with Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte, Armando Christian Perez was born on January 15,1981 to Cuban expatriates in Miami, Florida. When he was 3, he could recite the works of Cubas national hero and poet, José Martí, growing up, he was influenced by the Miami bass genre of pop music and has cited Celia Cruz and Willy Chirino as sources of inspiration for his music. Pérezs parents separated when he was young, and he was raised by his mother, he spent time with a foster family in Roswell. He attended South Miami Senior High School before graduating from Miami Coral Park High School and he said he chose his stage name of Pitbull because the dogs bite to lock. The dog is too stupid to lose, and theyre outlawed in Dade County. Theyre basically everything that I am, after meeting Lil Jon in Miami, Pitbull was featured on Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz album Kings of Crunk in 2002. Pitbulls song Oye was featured on the soundtrack to the film 2 Fast 2 Furious the following year, in addition, Pitbull released several mixtapes, composed of freestyles and remixes of popular rap music. Campbell featured Pitbull in his single, Lollipop, together they focused on creating a more radio-friendly sound. Fernandez later told HitQuarters, At that time his music had a lot of verses and took a time to get into the hook. Fernandez introduced Pitbull to Lil Jon, hoping to secure the rapper a small guest intro spot on Lil Jons upcoming album Kings of Crunk. According to Fernandez, Jon took a liking to Pérez and offered him a track k on the album and this track helped raise the young rappers profile. In 2004, Pitbull released his debut album M. I. A. M. I, with the lead single being Culo produced by Lil Jon and the Diaz Brothers. It peaked at No.32 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, other singles included Dammit Man, Back Up, Toma, and Thats Nasty

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In Living Color
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In Living Color is an American sketch comedy television series that originally ran on Fox from April 15,1990, to May 19,1994. Brothers Keenen and Damon Wayans created, wrote and starred in the program, the show was produced by Ivory Way Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television and was taped at stage 7 at the Fox Television Center on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California. The title of the series was inspired by the NBC announcement of broadcasts being presented in living color during the 1960s, prior to mainstream color television. It also refers to the fact that most of the shows cast were black, other members of the Wayans family—Kim, Shawn, and Marlon—had regular roles, while brother Dwayne frequently appeared as an extra. The show also starred the rising stand-up comic/actor Jim Carrey alongside previously unknown actor/comedians Jamie Foxx, Tommy Davidson, David Alan Grier, and TKeyah Crystal Keymáh. The show launched the careers of Carrey, Foxx, Davidson, Grier, Keymáh, Inaba, the series won the Emmy for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series in 1990. Following Keenen Ivory Wayans success with Hollywood Shuffle and Im Gonna Git You Sucka, Wayans wanted to produce a variety show similar to Saturday Night Live, but with a cast of people of color that took chances with its content. Fox gave Wayans a lot of freedom with the show, although Fox executives were a bit concerned about the content prior to its television debut. In announcing its debut, Fox described In Living Color as a comedy variety show. In its preview, the Christian Science Monitor warned that its raw tone may offend some, Keenen Ivory Wayans said, I wanted to do a show that reflects different points of view. Weve added an Asian and a Hispanic minority to the show, were trying in some way to represent all the voices. Minority talent is not in the system and you have to go outside and we found Crystal doing her act in the lobby of a theater in Chicago. We went beyond the Comedy Stores and Improvs, which are not showcase places for minorities, the first episode aired on Sunday, April 15,1990, following an episode of Married. The first episode was watched by 22.7 million people, the Miami Herald said the show was as smart and saucy as it is self-aware and audacious and frequently tasteless, but terrific fun. The Philadelphia Inquirer called it the fastest, funniest half-hour in a long time, the Seattle Times said it had the free-wheeling, pointed sense of humor that connects with a large slice of todays audience. The Columbus Dispatch described it as a marvelously inventive show that has catapulted television back to the cutting edge, the series strove to produce comedy with a strong emphasis on modern black subject matter. It became renowned for parody, especially of race relations in the United States, for instance, Carrey was frequently used to ridicule white musicians such as Snow and Vanilla Ice, who performed in genres more commonly associated with black people. The Wayans themselves often played exaggerated black ghetto stereotypes for humor, a sketch parodying Soul Train mocked the show as Old Train, suggesting the show was out of touch and only appealed to the elderly and the dead

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Selena
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Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was an American singer, songwriter, spokesperson, model, actress, and fashion designer. Called the Queen of Tejano music, her contributions to music, Billboard magazine named her the top Latin artist of the 90s and the best selling Latin artist of the decade. Media outlets called her the Tejano Madonna for her clothing choices and she also ranks among the most influential Latin artists of all-time and is credited for catapulting a music genre into the mainstream market. Selena began recording professionally in 1982, in the 1980s, she was often criticized and was refused bookings at venues across Texas for performing Tejano music—a male-dominated music genre. However, her popularity grew after she won the Tejano Music Award for Female Vocalist of the Year in 1987, Selena signed with EMI Latin in 1989 and released her self-titled debut album the same year, while her brother became her principal music producer and songwriter. Selena released Entre a Mi Mundo, which peaked at one on the U. S. Billboard Regional Mexican Albums chart for 19 nonconsecutive weeks. The albums commercial success led music critics to call the album the breakthrough recording of her musical career, one of its singles, Como La Flor, became one of her most popular signature songs. Live. won Best Mexican/American Album at the 1994 Grammy Awards, in 1994, Selena released Amor Prohibido, which became one of the best-selling Latin albums in the United States. It was critically acclaimed as being responsible for Tejano musics first marketable era as it one of the most popular Latin music subgenres at the time. Selena began recording English-language songs for her crossover album, aside from music, Selena was active in her community and donated her time to civic causes. Coca-Cola appointed her its spokesperson in Texas, Selena became a sex icon, she was often criticized for wearing suggestive outfits in light of her comments about being a role model for young women. Selena and her guitarist, Chris Pérez, eloped in April 1992 after her father raised concerns over their relationship, on March 31,1995, Selena was shot dead by Yolanda Saldívar, her friend and former employee of her Selena Etc. boutiques. Saldívar is currently incarcerated at the Mountain View Unit in Gatesville, two weeks later, George W. Bush—governor of Texas at the time—declared Selenas birthday Selena Day in Texas. Her posthumous crossover album, Dreaming of You, debuted atop the Billboard 200, in 1997, Warner Bros. released Selena, a film about her life and career, which starred Jennifer Lopez as Selena and Lupe Ontiveros as Saldívar. As of 2012, Selena has sold over 60 million albums worldwide, Selena Quintanilla was born on April 16,1971, in Lake Jackson, Texas. She was the youngest child of Marcella Ofelia Quintanilla who had Cherokee ancestry and Abraham Quintanilla, Selena was raised as a Jehovahs Witness. Quintanilla, Jr. noticed her musical abilities when she was six years old and he told People magazine, Her timing, her pitch were perfect, I could see it from day one. In 1980 in Lake Jackson, Quintanilla, Jr. opened his first Tex-Mex restaurant, Papa Gayos, the following year, the restaurant was forced to close after a recession caused by the 1980s oil glut

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Selena (film)
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The film stars Jennifer Lopez in her breakout role as Selena. Her father Abraham Quintanilla Jr. is played by Edward James Olmos, Selena was released on March 21,1997 in the United States to positive reviews from critics and audiences. The film begins on February 26,1995, with American Tejano music singer Selena performing to a sold out concert at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. Flashing back to Corpus Christi, Texas in 1961, a young Abraham Quintanilla Jr. and they play another club, but are booed and chased out for performing pop ballads instead of Mexican dance music. Crushed, Abraham gives up his music career, in 1981, Abraham is now married to Marcella and has three children, A. B. Quintanilla, Suzette Quintanilla, and Selena. One day Selena finds her father playing music and sings along, enchanted by her voice, Abraham decides to start a band with Selena as lead vocalist, A. B. on bass, and Suzette on drums, despite Suzettes protests that girls dont play drums. He names the band Selena y Los Dinos, the band performs often at the Mexican restaurant the family opens, and receive a positive reception from the diners. Eventually, the moves to Corpus Christi after their business goes bankrupt. The actions moved ahead to 1989, where Selena y Los Dinos are playing a concert at a fair, Abraham is shocked when Selena peels off her jacket and performs in a beaded bra. He confronts Selena on the bus, but she points out that her mother helped her make it. Abraham relents, and Selena begins to more and more of her bands attire. When the band needs a new guitarist, A. B. recommends Chris Pérez, however, Abraham is hesitant to hire Chris because of his tough-guy, heavy metal image, but A. B. points out that Its just musician stuff. Abraham agrees to hire Chris if he cut his hair. Suzette and Selena re-style his hair and Chris joins the band, the touring band stops off at a roadside diner, where Suzette hears a radio announcement that Como la Flor has reached number one on the music charts. Selena and Chris begin to have feelings for each other. Selenas mother is supportive, but Abraham angrily fires Chris when he finds them hugging on the tour bus, Selena tearfully objects, but Abraham threatens to disband the group if she continues to see him. Chris and Selena continue to see each other behind Abrahams back, Selena tires of having to hide their love, and goes to Chris hotel room. She persuades him to elope, saying its the way her father will ever leave them alone

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Golden Globe Award
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Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign. The annual ceremony at which the awards are presented is a part of the film industrys awards season. The 74th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film, the 1st Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best achievements in 1943 filmmaking, was held in January 1944, at the 20th Century-Fox studios. Subsequent ceremonies were held at venues throughout the next decade, including the Beverly Hills Hotel. In 1950, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association made the decision to establish an honorary award to recognize outstanding contributions to the entertainment industry. Recognizing its subject as a figure within the entertainment industry. The official name of the award became the Cecil B. In 1963, the Miss Golden Globe concept was introduced, in its inaugural year, two Miss Golden Globes were named, one for film and one for television. The two Miss Golden Globes named that year were Eva Six and Donna Douglas, respectively, in 2009, the Golden Globe statuette was redesigned. It was unveiled at a conference at the Beverly Hilton prior to the show. The broadcast of the Golden Globe Awards, telecast to 167 countries worldwide, generally ranks as the third most-watched awards show each year, behind only the Oscars, gervais returned to host the 68th and 69th Golden Globe Awards the next two years. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosted the 70th, 71st and 72nd Golden Globe Awards in 2015, the Golden Globe Awards theme song, which debuted in 2012, was written by Japanese musician and songwriter Yoshiki Hayashi. On January 7,2008, it was announced due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. The ceremony was faced with a threat by striking writers to picket the event, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association was forced to adopt another approach for the broadcast. In acting categories, Meryl Streep holds the record for the most competitive Golden Globe wins with eight, however, including honorary awards, such as the Henrietta Award, World Film Favorite Actor/Actress Award, or Cecil B. DeMille Award, Barbra Streisand leads with nine, additionally, Streisand won for composing the song Evergreen, producing the Best Picture, and directing Yentl in 1984. Jack Nicholson, Angela Lansbury, Alan Alda and Shirley MacLaine have six awards each, behind them are Rosalind Russell and Jessica Lange with five wins. Meryl Streep also holds the record for most nominations with thirty, at the 46th Golden Globe Awards an anomaly occurred, a three way-tie for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

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Anaconda (film)
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Anaconda is a 1997 adventure horror film by Peruvian director Luis Llosa, starring Jon Voight, Ice Cube, Jennifer Lopez, and Eric Stoltz. It centers on a film crew who have been taken hostage by a snake hunter who is going after the legendary giant anaconda. Despite receiving mostly negative reviews critics, the film was a box-office hit and was followed by a series of sequels. Most of the crew are uncomfortable around Sarone, and Cale clashes with him several times in regards to Shirishama lore. Later, while trying to free the propeller from a rope, Cale is stung in the throat by a wasp inside his scuba regulator. With that, Sarone takes command of the boat and the crew and they are then forced to help him achieve his true objective—hunting down and capturing a record-breaking giant anaconda he had been tracking. At one night the Anaconda killed a jaguar, the photo in the newspaper revealed that Mateo, Sarone and the unnamed poacher were working together to catch animals, including snakes. The others try to find him while Gary sides with Sarone, later at night, the anaconda attacks the boat. When Sarone attempts to capture the snake, it crushes Gary, killing and eating him, the survivors overcome Sarone and tie him up. The next day, the boat becomes stuck at a waterfall, requiring Terri, Danny, when Denise attempts to kill Sarone as revenge for Garys death, he gets the edge and strangles her to death with his legs before dumping her body in the river. When the anaconda returns, Westridge distracts it long enough for Terri, Danny and the freed Sarone fight, as Westridge is coiled by the snake. Before it can kill him, the supporting the anaconda breaks, sending everyone into the water. With Westridge killed in the fall, the snake coils itself around Danny, an enraged Sarone attacks Terri, only to be stabbed with the tranquilizer dart by Cale, who soon loses consciousness again. Danny punches the drugged Sarone, knocking him into the river, however, Terri and Danny are soon re-captured when Sarone catches up to them. He dumps a bucket of blood on them and uses them as bait in an attempt to capture a second. The Anaconda appears and coils around Terri and Danny and begins to suffocate them and they are caught in a net by Serone, but the snake breaks free. Sarone tries to escape, but the anaconda finally manages to coil around him, Terri and Danny cut their bonds and watch in horror as the anaconda slowly swallows Sarone whole. Terri finds a nest of baby anacondas in a building, but the snake arrives and, after regurgitating the still twitching Sarone, Danny traps the Anaconda by pinning its tail to the ground with a pickaxe

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Out of Sight
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Out of Sight is a 1998 American crime comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Scott Frank, adapted from Elmore Leonards novel of the same name. The first of several collaborations between Soderbergh and actor George Clooney, it was released on June 26,1998, the film stars Clooney and Jennifer Lopez and co-stars Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, Dennis Farina, Nancy Allen, Steve Zahn, Catherine Keener, and Albert Brooks. There are also appearances by Michael Keaton, briefly reprising his role as Ray Nicolette in Quentin Tarantinos Jackie Brown the previous year. The film led to a spinoff TV series in 2003, Karen Sisco, a career bank robber, Jack Foley, and a U. S. Marshal, Karen Sisco, are forced to share a car trunk during Foleys escape from a Florida prison. There they plan to pay a visit to shady businessman Ripley, a vicious criminal named Maurice Miller, who also spent time in jail with Jack and Ripley, is planning on hitting up Ripleys mansion with his own crew, including Kenneth and White Boy Bob. The source novels origins lie in a picture Leonard saw in the Detroit News of a young female federal marshal standing in front of a Miami courthouse with a shotgun resting on her hip. Producer Danny DeVito bought the rights to the book after his success with the 1995 film adaptation of Leonards novel Get Shorty, Steven Soderbergh had made two films for Universal Pictures when executive Casey Silver offered him Out of Sight with George Clooney attached. However, the filmmaker was close to making another project and hesitated to commit, Silver told him, These things arent going to line up very often, you should pay attention. Sandra Bullock was originally considered to play Karen Sisco opposite Clooney, according to Soderbergh, What happened was I spent some time with and they actually did have a great chemistry. But it was for the wrong movie and they really should do a movie together, but it was not Elmore Leonard energy. Danny DeVito and Garry Shandling were considered for the part of Ripley before Albert Brooks was cast, and when I read this, I thought, This guy is robbing a bank but you really want him to get away with it. We had to mix it up and have you feel like you were more in their heads, the character Ray Nicolette also appears in Leonards novel Rum Punch, which was being filmed as Jackie Brown when Universal Pictures was preparing to begin production on Out of Sight. After Michael Keaton was cast as the detective Nicolette in Jackie Brown, Nicolette appears in only one brief scene, whereas the character was a much more substantial element of Jackie Brown. DJ David Holmes was originally hired to write a few sections of the theme music. Soderbergh liked what he did so much that he had Holmes score the rest of the film, Holmes spent six weeks working 12- to 17-hour days to finish the score in time for the films release. He drew upon influences, including Lalo Schifrin, Quincy Jones, Dean Martin, Miles Davis, Sun Ra. Out of Sight was released on June 26,1998, in 2,106 theaters and it went on to gross $37.5 million domestically and $40.2 million in the rest of the world for a worldwide total of $77.7 million. Out of Sight received critical acclaim, on Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 93% approval rating, based on 88 reviews, with an average rating of 7. 9/10

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On the 6
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On the 6 is the debut studio album by American entertainer Jennifer Lopez. It was released on June 1,1999, by the Work Group, beginning her career in musical theater, Lopez re-entered the music scene with her portrayal of the title role in Selena. The role inspired her to launch a career in music, critics deemed it risky, noting that failure would be embarrassing and could damage her career. Lopez worked with producers on the album, including Rodney Jerkins, Cory Rooney, Dan Shea and her boyfriend at the time, rapper. Critics greeted Lopezs musical debut with a positive response. Some found the material and vocals underwhelming, however. The album was successful on the charts, reaching the top ten in the United States, on the 6 went on to sell nearly three million copies in the United States and over eight million copies worldwide. On the 6 produced five singles, most of which were commercially successful, If You Had My Love peaked at number one in the United States, while Waiting for Tonight peaked in the top ten. No Me Ames, a ballad with Lopez and future husband Marc Anthony, was a hit on Billboards Latin charts, while Lets Get Loud has become one of the entertainers signature hits. The music video for If You Had My Love became a fixture on MTV, VH1 and BET, with Waiting for Tonight and Feelin So Good receiving a similar response. At the time of the release several other Latin recording artists were achieving success in the mainstream music market, considered a Latin explosion and ethnic boom led by Martin. On the 6s success allowed Lopez to evolve into an icon of pop culture in the years after its release, since her girlhood, Lopez Puerto Rican parents stressed the importance of a good work ethic and the ability to speak English. They encouraged their three daughters to put on performances at home, singing and dancing in front of each other, during her final year of high school, Lopez learned about a casting call for several teenage girls for small film roles. She auditioned and was cast in My Little Girl, a low-budget film co-written, after filming her role, Lopez knew that she wanted to become a famous movie star. She told her parents, but they told her it was a stupid idea. Her disagreement with them led Lopez to move out of her family home, during this period, Lopez performed in regional productions of several musicals before being hired for the chorus in a musical which toured Europe for five months. She was unhappy with the role, since she was the member of the chorus not to have a solo. She got a job on the Japanese show Synchronicity as a dancer, singer and choreographer, Lopez then obtained her first high-profile job as a Fly Girl dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color

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Billboard Hot 100
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The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for singles, published weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales, radio play and online streaming, the weekly sales period was originally Monday to Sunday, when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but was changed to Friday to Thursday in July 2015. Radio airplay, which, unlike sales figures and streaming data, is available on a real-time basis. A new chart is compiled and officially released to the public by Billboard on Tuesdays, as of the issue for the week ending on April 15,2017, the Hot 100 has had 1,061 different number one hits. The current number one song is Shape of You by Ed Sheeran, prior to 1955, Billboard did not have a unified, all-encompassing popularity chart, instead measuring songs by individual metrics. At the start of the era in 1955, three such charts existed, Best Sellers in Stores was the first Billboard chart, established in 1936. This chart ranked the biggest selling singles in retail stores, as reported by merchants surveyed throughout the country, Most Played by Jockeys was Billboards original airplay chart. It ranked the most played songs on United States radio stations, as reported by radio disc jockeys, Most Played in Jukeboxes ranked the most played songs in jukeboxes across the United States. On the week ending November 12,1955, Billboard published The Top 100 for the first time, the Top 100 combined all aspects of a singles performance, based on a point system that typically gave sales more weight than radio airplay. The Best Sellers In Stores, Most Played by Jockeys and Most Played in Jukeboxes charts continued to be published concurrently with the new Top 100 chart. The week ending July 28,1958 was the publication of the Most Played By Jockeys and Top 100 charts. On August 4,1958, Billboard premiered one main all-genre singles chart, the Hot 100 quickly became the industry standard and Billboard discontinued the Best Sellers In Stores chart on October 13,1958. The Billboard Hot 100 is still the standard by which a songs popularity is measured in the United States, the Hot 100 is ranked by radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen BDS, sales data compiled by Nielsen Soundscan and streaming activity provided by online music sources. There are several component charts that contribute to the calculation of the Hot 100. Charts are ranked by number of gross audience impressions, computed by cross-referencing exact times of radio airplay with Arbitron listener data. Hot Singles Sales, the top selling singles compiled from a sample of retail store, mass merchant and internet sales reports collected, compiled. The chart is released weekly and measures sales of commercial singles. With the decline in sales of singles in the US

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If You Had My Love
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If You Had My Love is the debut single by American entertainer Jennifer Lopez. The song was released on May 4,1999 as the single from her debut studio album On the 6. It was written by LaShawn Daniels, Cory Rooney, and Rodney Darkchild Jerkins, Lopez recorded the song towards the end of working on the album, Michael Jackson showed interest in recording it, but felt that it was better suited for a female singer. Some controversy surrounded the songs composition when it emerged that Jerkins had composed a song for singer Chanté Moore. If You Had My Love is a pop and R&B song that also features Latin. Its lyrics revolve around the beginning of a new relationship, where Lopez confronts her admirer with a number of ground rules, critics reacted positively to If You Had My Love, praising its silky groove and edgy production. Upon its release, it generated instant attention and became a commercial success and it became one of the best-selling singles of 1999, selling over 1.2 million units in the US alone. It was also a success, topping the charts in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand. Its success came as a surprise to critics, making Lopez one of few actors to successfully crossover into the music industry and it also contributed to the growing popularity of Latin artists in Northern America. In retrospect, If You Had My Love has been described as an R&B classic, the songs accompanying music video features a voyeuristic internet concept, wherein Lopezs spectators are able to direct her through cyberspace. The provocative video received rotation on MTV networks internationally, allowing Lopez to push the envelope in a field that was primarily dominated by Janet Jackson. The clip was nominated for four MTV Video Music Awards and five Billboard Music Awards, Lopez promoted the song through performances at the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards and VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards in 1999. She has subsequently performed it on a number of occasions, including her Lets Get Loud concerts in 2001, and her Dance Again World Tour in 2012, where she performed an acoustic version of the song. It also serves as the number to her Las Vegas residency show, Jennifer Lopez, All I Have. After a series of co-starring film roles, Lopez had her breakthrough when she was cast in the role of Selena. Working on the film inspired her to launch a career, with Lopez saying. So doing the movie just reminded me of how much I missed singing, dancing, after filming Selena, Lopez was really feeling Latin roots and recorded a demo record in Spanish. Her manager sent the song to Sony Music Entertainments Work Group, tommy Mottola, the head of the label, suggested that she sing in English and she began recording her debut album, On the 6

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Waiting for Tonight
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Waiting for Tonight is a song written by Maria Christensen, Michael Garvin, and Phil Temple. It was originally written and recorded for American girl group 3rd Partys debut studio album, two years after the group disbanded, American singer Jennifer Lopez recorded her own version of the song for her debut studio album, On the 6. Ric Wake and Richie Jones provided production for Lopezs dance-pop version of Waiting for Tonight, a Spanish version of the song, entitled Una Noche Más, was adapted by Manny Benito and also recorded for the album. Waiting for Tonight was released on November 1,1999, by the Work Group, Waiting for Tonight is considered by various publications, such as Entertainment Weekly and the Chicago Tribune, to be the best song of Lopezs career. Contemporary music critics have credited the song with making her a leading artist in the dance-pop movement. It was used frequently as an anthem in anticipation for the dawn of the new millennium. The single was a success, reaching the top ten in Australia, Finland, France, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, the United Kingdom. Waiting for Tonight became Lopezs first song to top the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart, the song earned her a nomination for Best Dance Recording at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2000. The accompanying music video for Waiting for Tonight was directed by Francis Lawrence, the video was widely popular, receiving heavy rotation on MTV, and its emphasis on Lopezs body led to increased media attention surrounding the entertainer. It was nominated for awards, including two at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards, where it received the MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance Video. The video has influenced subsequent music videos by Adam Lambert, Rihanna, Britney Spears, Beyoncé, FKA twigs, the song was originally written and recorded for 3rd Partys debut studio album, Alive. Lopez recorded her own version of Waiting for Tonight three years after the groups break-up for her studio album, On the 6. The song was first presented to Lopez and her producer Cory Rooney by Ric Wake, Lopez hated the song in its early demo format saying I never want to hear that song again. Its horrible and so cheesy, while Rooney believed it had potential, Rooney said, I begged and said, Look, please we need to go back on this song. We need to work on song and really produce it out. Wake informed Rooney that it would cost too much to rework the song, upon hearing the new version, Lopez loved it, and wanted to record it right away. Waiting for Tonight was written by Maria Christiansen, Michael Garvin, Ric Wake provided the production for Lopezs version, which according to Garvin, differs from the very German-sounding Europop version that was recorded by 3rd Party. Additional production was provided by Richie Jones, who arranged the song alongside Wake, additional programming and arranging was provided by Jones and Young Dave Scheuer

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The Wedding Planner
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The Wedding Planner is a 2001 romantic comedy film directed by Adam Shankman, written by Michael Ellis and Pamela Falk, and starring Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey. Mary, however, is not impressed and instead focused on her ambition to become a partner at the wedding company she works for. As a way to persuade her boss, Geri, to accept her as a partner, Mary pursues and is hired by catering heiress, while on the phone reporting her success Marys shoe heel gets stuck in a manhole cover. While she attempts to herself a taxi collides with a dumpster. A man standing nearby rushes in and pulls her away just before the dumpster crashes, Mary manages to thank the man before fainting. She later wakes up in hospital and the man who saved her is revealed to be the local pediatrician, Steve Edison. When Marys friend and colleague Penny arrives she persuades Steve to attend a movie screening with them at the park. At the movie Mary and Steve dance but as they are about to kiss a heavy downpour forces them to run for cover. A few days later Mary and Fran are at another of Mary’s weddings, later on Mary is attending a dance lesson with another of her clients. Fran is also attending and introduces Mary to her fiancé Eddie who turns out to be Steve, when Fran leaves the pair to dance together Mary angrily rebukes him for leading her on and going behind Fran’s back. Mary is left wondering whether she should continue to plan Fran and Steves wedding, when they arrive at a potential wedding venue in Napa Valley, Massimo appears and, to Marys confusion and horror, introduces himself as her fiancé. Later when the four of them, along with Fran’s parents, are riding on horseback through the estate, Mrs Donolly’s singing frightens Marys horse, Steve instantly gallops after Mary and rescues her from the out of control horse. When the pair are alone he bitterly rebukes her for condemning his actions when she was also engaged. At home, Mary’s father excitedly talks about her wedding, only for her to reveal that she. Mary, Fran and Steve visit another potential wedding venue, differences in opinion between the couple begin to emerge but Steve agrees with whatever makes Fran happy. Fran reveals she is going on a business trip, and leaves Mary. The two apologize to each other for their words, and soon start becoming friends. While looking for flowers, however, they run into a couple, Keith and Wendy, when Steve asks how they all know each other, Mary reveals that Keith used to be her fiancé

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Love Don't Cost a Thing (song)
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Love Dont Cost a Thing is a song recorded by American entertainer Jennifer Lopez for her second studio album, J. Lo. It was released on December 2,2000 by Epic Records as the single from the album. The song was written by Damon Sharpe, Georgette Franklin, Jeremy Monroe, Amille D. Harris, and Greg Lawson, and was produced by Ric Wake, Richie Jones, and Cory Rooney. At the time of the release, Lopez was transitioning into a sex symbol. Ultimately, the courtship ended shortly after its release. Described as frothy and catchy by critics, it was noted for its message about love, Love Dont Cost a Thing was met with worldwide commercial success, and is considered classic Lopez. Love Dont Cost a Thing was also a hit, becoming her first single to top the American Hot 100 airplay chart. The music video for Love Dont Cost a Thing directed by Paul Hunter and choreographed by Darrin Dewitt Henson was met with acclaim, garnering MTV Video Music Award and ALMA Award nominations. It became one of the years most-viewed clips, and was requested on the music video broadcasting series. The music video became notorious after Lopez married Cris Judd. Lopez has performed Love Dont Cost a Thing live on numerous occasions, including the 2000 MTV Europe Music Awards, after a high-profile title role in the musical biopic Selena, Lopez began developing her own career in music, later being signed to Work Records by Tommy Mottola. Her debut album entitled On the 6 became an instant commercial success and this led her to begin recording new material for her second album in April 2000. Initially, the album was to be called A Passionate Journey, during this period, Lopez began to transition into a sex symbol and was nicknamed J. Lo by the public, which is known as a nickname and public persona. Hence, she released an album entitled J. Lo. Love Dont Cost a Thing was globally premiered on November 16,2000, the single began impacting US radio from mid-December. Love Dont Cost a Thing was included on the edition of the American Now Thats What I Call Music. Compilation album series, as well as Lopezs greatest hits album, the Hits, which was released on July 24,2012. In July 2000, Lawson came up with an idea that he thought would be ideal for Lopez

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I'm Real (Jennifer Lopez song)
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Im Real is the name of two songs recorded by American singer Jennifer Lopez, both primarily for her second studio album J. Lo. The original version was released as the fourth single, Ja Rule of The Inc. Records wrote and was featured on a new version of the song entitled Im Real, the Remixes, and Ja Rules third studio album Pain Is Love. The original album version was received by music critics, who complimented the 80s style and composition. However, both songs have been appreciated for the use of the samples, the Murder Remix topped the Billboard Hot 100 for five non-consecutive weeks, beginning September 8,2001, and also topped the Hot 100 Airplay chart. The two songs are different songs with the same title. Much controversy followed the song after its release, the original version of Im Real was recorded by Lopez for her second studio album, J. Lo which had 14 other tracks. Released on January 23,2001, J. Lo debuted at the summit of the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 272,000 copies, the album was a commercial success. On July 24,2001 the album was re-issued, with a Murder Remix version of Im Real written by Ja Rule included as a new track. The new version, which was also a single from the album, following the release of Im Real, Lopezs personal sound had shifted away from a pure pop or R&B to more of a hip hop sound. Ja Rule praised Lopez while working with her on the track, after this one, they gonna be expecting hot crossover R&B joints from J. Lo. They aint gonna want the pop version of J. Lo no more, Rule stated that he enjoyed working with Lopez, and that it was a real collaboration by saying Sometimes when you do a collaboration with an artist its not real collaborations Send me a reel here. Me and J. Los record was a real collaboration, the original version of Im Real was written by Jennifer Lopez, Troy Oliver, Cory Rooney and Leshan David Lewis, with production being handled by Oliver and Rooney. The Murder Remix received additional lyrics by Ja Rule, and Irv Gotti, Im Real is a pop and R&B song, also considered a retro pop and synthpop track. Lyrically, in Im Real, the singer offers voluptuous good times as long as her lover dont ask me where Ive been, while she brags that shes made him fall in love, a male voice chants, Shes a bad, bad bitch. The song received positive reviews from music critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic picked the song as one of his picks, noting that the song has hook. While saying that the sound like its straight out of 1986

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Billboard 200
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The Billboard 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists, often, a recording act will be remembered by its number ones, those of their albums that outperformed all others during at least one week. The chart is based mostly on sales of albums in the United States, the weekly sales period was originally Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, tracking week begins on Friday and ends on Thursday. A new chart is published the following Tuesday with an issue post-dated to the Saturday of the following week, the charts streaming schedule is also tracked from Friday to Thursday. Example, Friday January 1 – sales tracking week begins Thursday January 7 – sales tracking week ends Tuesday January 12 – new chart published, New product is released to the American market on Fridays. Digital downloads of albums are included in Billboard 200 tabulation. Albums that are not licensed for sale in the United States are not eligible to chart. As of the issue dated April 15,2017, the album on the Billboard 200 is More Life by Drake. Billboard began an album chart in 1945, initially only five positions long, the album chart was not published on a weekly basis, sometimes three to seven weeks passing before it was updated. A biweekly, 15-position Best-Selling Popular Albums chart appeared in 1955, the position count varied anywhere from 10 to 30 albums. The first number-one album on the new weekly list was Belafonte by Harry Belafonte, the chart was renamed to Best-Selling Pop Albums later in 1956, and then to Best-Selling Pop LPs in 1957. Beginning on May 25,1959, Billboard split the ranking into two charts Best-Selling Stereophonic LPs for stereo albums and Best-Selling Monophonic LPs for mono albums and these were renamed to Stereo Action Charts and Mono Action Charts in 1960. In January 1961, they became Action Albums—Stereophonic and Action Albums—Monophonic, three months later, they became Top LPs—Stereo and Top LPs—Monaural. On August 17,1963 the stereo and mono charts were combined into a 150-position chart called Top LPs, on April 1,1967, the chart was expanded to 175 positions, then finally to 200 positions on May 13,1967. In 1960, Billboard began concurrently publishing album charts which ranked sales of older or mid-priced titles and these Essential Inventory charts were divided by stereo and mono albums, and featured titles that had already appeared on the main stereo and mono album charts. In January 1961, the Action Charts became Action Albums—Monophonic, Albums appeared on either chart for up to nine weeks, then were moved to an Essential Inventory list of approximately 200 titles, with no numerical ranking. This list continued to be published until the consolidated Top LPs chart debuted in 1963, in 1982, Billboard began publishing a Midline Albums chart which ranked older or mid-priced titles. The chart held 50 positions and was published on a bi-weekly basis, on May 25,1991, Billboard premiered the Top Pop Catalog Albums chart

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This Is Me... Then
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Then is the third studio album by American entertainer Jennifer Lopez. It was released on November 25,2002, by Epic Records, prior to its release, Lopez began a high-profile relationship with director and actor Ben Affleck and a media circus ensued. Her relationship with Affleck served as her inspiration for the album. Initially scheduled to be released the year, This Is Me. Thens release date was pushed forward after its lead single. For the albums recording, Lopez once again recruited Cory Rooney, Troy Oliver and Dan Shea and she decided to shift away from a pure dance-pop to more of a contemporary R&B and soul sound, influenced by the soul music she grew up listening to. The records throwback material was integrated with mainstream hip-hop and pop music, during its production, Lopez was influenced by the works of Michael Jackson, Luther Vandross and Stevie Wonder among others. Then received mixed reviews from music critics, some praised its musical direction, deeming it her strongest album to date, whilst others criticized its production and Lopezs vocal performance. The album went on to commercial success, reaching number two in the United States where it has sold 2.6 million copies. To date, the album has sold 7 million copies worldwide, the albums lead single, Jenny from the Block featuring Styles P and Jadakiss of The LOX, became a worldwide hit, peaking at three in the United States. However, its release was followed by the notoriety of its music video, the single has since been used as a nickname for Lopez in the media, known as one of her signature songs. The albums second single All I Have featuring rapper LL Cool J was also a hit, Im Glad, the third single, performed moderately. The singles music video was met with acclaim, but caused controversy for recreating scenes from the 1983 film Flashdance. Sony and Lopez were sued over this, but the lawsuit was dismissed, then spawned a fourth single entitled Baby I Love U. which failed to chart in most regions. Prior to the release of This Is Me, then, Lopez experienced heightened commercial success in her film and music career. Thus, joining a group of stars to have achieved this feat. In February 2002, she released J to tha L-O, the Remixes, her first remix album. It became the first remix to top the charts in the United States

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Jenny from the Block
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Jenny from the Block is a song recorded by American entertainer Jennifer Lopez, which features American rappers Jadakiss and Styles P, both members of The LOX. It was released by Epic Records on September 26,2002, the song, first leaked online, was written by Lopez, Troy Oliver, Mr. Deyo, Samuel Barnes, Jean-Claude Olivier and Cory Rooney. Rooney and Oliver, along with Poke & Tone of Trackmasters, the song was noted by critics for using a large amount of musical samples from songs such as 20th Century Steel Bands song Heaven and Hell Is on Earth and Boogie Down Productions South Bronx. It also contained a sample from the track Watch Out Now by The Beatnuts. While some critics praised the song and theme, others disregarded the lyrics as silly and laughable. Despite this, the became a commercial success, topping the charts in Canada. The songs music video caused controversy. It featured Lopez and her boyfriend at the time, Ben Affleck, the song has been referenced in popular culture and since its release, Lopez has been referred to as Jenny from the Block in the media. Then was released in November 2002, in response, Lopez and Epic Records pushed forward the albums release date to November 26. Unlike her previous albums, On the 6 and J. Lo. The album also had more of an adult-R&B sound, musically, majority of the songs on This Is Me. Then were lyrically dedicated to her relationship with then-fiancé, actor Ben Affleck, the Age newspaper said the album was a declaration of love for Affleck. During an interview, Lopez said I wrote a lot of songs inspired, in a way, by what I was going through at the time that album was being made. Several critics highlighted that the album showed how smitten she was, during the production of the album, Affleck and Lopez were a prominent super couple in the media, and were dubbed as Bennifer. Lopez stated We try to make the best of it Im not saying theres not times that we wish could just be going to the movies and come out and theres not a crowd there waiting. You just want to spend your Sunday afternoon not working, If thats something thats part of it, then thats fine. We feel the love and were happy about it. Jenny from the Block is an uptempo R&B and old school hip hop song, Trackmasters produced the song alongside Oliver and Cory Rooney

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All I Have (song)
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All I Have is a song recorded by American entertainer Jennifer Lopez, featuring American rapper LL Cool J. Then. All I Have samples Very Special by Debra Laws, who filed a lawsuit in 2003 against Sony Music Entertainment for misappropriating her voice in the song. The song is a midtempo R&B and hip-hop ballad, about moving on after a breakup and it received favorable reviews from music critics who applauded the chemistry between Lopez and LL Cool J. The song was a success on the charts, reaching number one in the United States and New Zealand, and entered the top five. After the success of All I Have with LL Cool J, the song was ranked as the 15th most successful song on the Billboard Hot 100 of 2003. Lopez named her 2016 Las Vegas Residency Show, All I Have, on October 19,2002, American rapper LL Cool J revealed that he had just recorded a song for Lopezs then-upcoming album two days prior, saying, We did a new song for her album. Well its actually going to be her next single, I think – its a lot of fun and he stated that, Its got like a mid-tempo beat, pretty melody, you know what Im saying. We go back and forth with stuff and its kind of cool, its fly. Those tracks were like a different era for me, and I didnt want people to perceive it like Im just trying to capitalize on the same thing, but the record company was like, Who cares what they think, those are hits mama. Lopez, who said she calls the shots, eventually agreed, the song was officially sent to urban radio in the United States on December 14,2002 as the second single from This Is Me. It was later released on February 11,2003 in some regions, All I Have was written by Lopez, James Todd Smith, Makeba Riddick, Curtis Richardson, Ron G and Dave McPherson, while production was handled by Cory Rooney, Ron G and McPherson. The song was originally titled Im Good, and heavily samples Debra Lawss song Very Special, written by Lisa Peters, featuring LL Cool J, All I Have is a midtempo R&B and hip hop ballad about moving on after a break up. On the track, Lopez decides to end her relationship due to her lovers infidelity, MTV observed the song to conjure up her own public split with P. Diddy. Amy Sciarretto of PopCrush characterized Lopezs vocals as cooed and found the song to have a classic feel, watchMojo. com described it as having a mid-tempo swing suitable for late night love sessions. About. coms Bill Lamb wrote, There is a relaxed, sam Lansky of MTV Buzzworthy described the duet as icy-cool. Erika Ramirez of Vibe wrote that the song deftly conceals Lopezs whispery sighs, for the week of December 28,2002, All I Have entered the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 25, earning the Hot Shot Debut of the week. It not only became highest-debuting song of Lopezs career at the time, for the week of January 30,2003, the single reached number one on the Hot 100, giving Lopez her fourth and LL Cool J his first number one song on the chart. It was also the Hot 100s fastest-growing track at radio and it remained at the summit of the Hot 100 for four weeks, later being displaced by 50 Cents In Da Club

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Maid in Manhattan
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It is based on a story by John Hughes who is credited, using a pseudonym. The original music score is composed by Alan Silvestri, the film was released to cinemas on December 13,2002. Marisa Ventura is a mother trying to get by with her 10-year-old young son Ty by working as a maid for The Beresford Hotel in the heart of Manhattan. When not in school, Ty spends time among Marisa’s fellow hotel workers, while Marisa and fellow maid Stephanie are cleaning the room of socialite Caroline Lane, Stephanie convinces Marisa to try on a designer Dolce & Gabbana coat. Lane had previously asked for it to be returned to the store, elsewhere in the hotel, Ty befriends hotel guest and senatorial candidate Christopher Marshall, whom Ty learns has an interest in Richard Nixon, the subject of his school presentation. Ty wants to go with Chris to walk his dog and the go to Caroline Lane’s room to ask Marisa for permission. Chris meets Marisa who is wearing the coat, and is instantly smitten with her. He assumes that she is Caroline Lane, the trio spend some time together in the park. Though Marisa and Chris are attracted to other, Marisa is terrified that management will find out about the ruse. Chris asks the head butler Lionel Bloch to invite “Caroline Lane” to lunch. Ironically, Marisa was present when she received the invitation and even offered Caroline some advice on what to wear for their “Lunch à deux”. When the real Caroline shows up, Chris asks his assistant Jerry Siegal to find “the other Caroline Lane” promising that he attend an important dinner. Jerry asks Lionel to find her, Lionel, who has figured out that Marisa is the woman Chris has been looking for, tells her to go to the dinner and end the affair swiftly if she wants to keep her possible future in hotel management. Stephanie and the hotel staff assist her in preparing for the evening by styling her hair and loaning her an expensive dress, Marisa is unable to end the affair, and she spends the night in Chriss hotel room. The next morning, Marisa is spotted by the real Caroline Lane, Caroline blurts out the truth to the hotel management and Marisa is fired in front of Chris in Lane’s hotel suite. Both Marisa and Chris spend some time apart with him thinking about her and Marisa hounded by the press. Some time later, Marisa has obtained another job as a maid at another hotel, Ty leads him to the staff-room where Marisa is having her break. It was described as a Cinderella-type story, John Hughes was initially announced as the films director, with Hilary Swank set to star as the lead

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Gigli
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Gigli is a 2003 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Martin Brest and starring Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bartha, Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, and Lainie Kazan. Popular media gave attention and interest to the film during production, primarily because Affleck and Lopez, after release, critical reaction was universally negative, and in the years since its release Gigli has been considered one of the worst films of all time. The film was one of the most expensive box office bombs in history. As of 2017, it is the last film Brest has directed, larry Gigli is a low-ranking Los Angeles mobster who isnt nearly as tough as he likes to act. Louis does not trust Gigli to get the job done right, Gigli is attracted to Ricki, but he resents both Louis lack of faith in him and having to take orders from a woman. He is also frustrated by Brians insistence on going to the Baywatch, a suspicious detective comes to the apartment to question Gigli in reference to Brians disappearance. Gigli is further annoyed when his mother takes a liking to Ricki. The events take a turn when Gigli and Ricki receive orders to cut off Brians thumb. Worse, Rickis ex-girlfriend, Robin, shows up at Giglis apartment, Robin slits her wrists and has to be rushed to the hospital. While at the hospital, Gigli goes to the morgue and cuts off a corpses thumb, Gigli and Ricki go back to Giglis apartment, where Gigli confesses his love and the two sleep together. They are summoned to meet with the mobs boss, starkman reveals that he did not approve of the plan to kidnap a federal prosecutors brother or the order to cut off Brians thumb. Starkman then kills Louis, presumably in retaliation for the kidnapping and they leave Starkmans, decide to leave the mob, and discuss taking Brian back to where they found him. On the way, they discover Baywatch shooting an episode on the beach, Brian begs to be let off there and finally they consent. Gigli convinces Ricki to take his car, but at the last minute, Ricki returns and picks up Gigli, All of the characters are transformed by the episode. Louiss mob is disrupted, Gigli has dropped his hyper-masculine facade, Ricki has a fling with Gigli. Walkens role was larger than the cameo that now remains. The film is known to have suffered through an assortment of re-writes until the Bennifer romance became one of the biggest celebrity stories of 2002. Columbia, wanting to cash in on the craze, forced Brest into removing 40 minutes of footage

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Shall We Dance? (2004 film)
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Shall We Dance. is a 2004 American film that is a remake of the award-winning 1996 Japanese film of the same name. The film made its US premiere at the Hawaii International Film Festival, John Clark is a lawyer with a charming wife, Beverly, and a loving family, who nevertheless feels that something is missing as he makes his way every day through the city. Each evening on his home through Chicago, John sees a beautiful woman staring with a lost expression through the window of a dance studio. Haunted by her gaze, John impulsively jumps off the one night. At first, it seems like a mistake and his teacher turns out to be not Paulina, but the older Miss Mitzi, and John proves to be just as clumsy as his equally clueless classmates Chic and Vern on the dance-floor. Even worse, when he does meet Paulina, she icily tells John she hopes he has come to the studio to study dance. But, as his lessons continue, John falls in love with dancing, keeping his new obsession from his family and co-workers, John feverishly trains for Chicagos biggest dance competition. His friendship with Paulina blossoms, as his enthusiasm rekindles her own lost passion for dance, but the more time John spends away from home, the more his wife Beverly becomes suspicious. She hires an investigator to find out what John is doing. John is partnered with Bobbie for the competition, although his friend Link steps in to do the Latin dances. Link and Bobbie do well in the Latin dances, and while John and Bobbies waltz goes well, John sees his wife and daughter in the crowd during the quickstep and he and Bobbie fall and are disqualified, and John and Beverly argue in the parking structure. John quits dancing, to everyones dismay, Paulina, having been inspired by John to take up competing again, is leaving to go to Europe, and is having a going-away party at the dance studio. She sends John an invitation, but he is not convinced to go until his wife leaves out a pair of dancing shoes that she bought him. He goes and meets Beverly at work, convinces her that while he loves dancing, he loves her just as much. They go to the party and, John and Paulina have one last dance before she leaves, - Gotan Project Lets Dance - Mýa Shall We Dance received a 46% approval rating from Rotten Tomatoes based on reviews from 153 critics. Roger Ebert gave the film 3 out of 4 stars, stating I enjoyed the Japanese version so much I invited it to my Overlooked Film Festival a few years ago, but this remake offers pleasures of its own. The film debuted on October 15,2004, grossing $11,783,467 in the opening weekend, despite its 27% decline in gross earnings, rose to the third spot the following week. The film ran for 133 days, grossing $57,890,460 in the United States and $112,238,000 in internationally, for a worldwide total of $170,128,460

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Monster-in-Law
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Monster-in-Law is a 2005 Australian-American comedy film directed by Robert Luketic and starring Jane Fonda, Jennifer Lopez, Michael Vartan and Wanda Sykes. It marks a return to cinema for Fonda, being her first film since Stanley & Iris fifteen years earlier, the screenplay is written by Anya Kochoff. The original music score is composed by David Newman, the film was negatively received by critics but was a huge box office success. Charlie Cantilini is a temp/dog walker/yoga instructor and aspiring fashion designer from Venice Beach, California and she thinks hes gay at first, based on a lie Kevins former girlfriend Fiona told her. But then Kevin asks her out, and Charlie believes that shes found the right man. Things start to go wrong when Kevin introduces Charlie to his mother, Viola is a former newscaster, who has recently been replaced by someone younger, and is in the midst of a meltdown. Loathing Charlie from the outset, Viola becomes even more distraught when Kevin proposes to Charlie, fearing that shell lose her son the same way she lost her career, she sets out to ruin Kevin and Charlies relationship. With Ruby, her assistant, she tries everything possible to drive Charlie away, Charlie eventually catches on to Violas plan and fights back. On Charlies wedding day, Viola turns up wearing a dress instead of the peach-colored dress specially made for her. This leads to a violent stand-off between the two, leading with Viola refusing to accept Charlie and states shell never be enough for Kevin. Gertrudes resentment of Viola bears a resemblance to Violas feelings of animosity toward Charlie. Gertrude even believes that Kevins father had died years ago of terminal disappointment, Viola counters stating Gertrude smothered him to death, because she thought nobody was ever good enough for him. Gertrude, satisfied she got her last word in, leaves, Charlie decides to back–down as she witnesses Gertrude and Violas relationship. Nothings going to change, she laments to Viola after Gertrude leaves the room, Charlie exits to tell Kevin that the wedding is off. But before that can happen, Ruby enters and talks with Viola, Ruby points out that Violas efforts against Charlie to make Kevin happy are unwarranted. Whatever made you think he wasnt. is her final point, Viola has an epiphany and realizes that she wants Charlie to stay, and they reconcile, ending the feud. Charlie and Kevin then get married and when Charlie throws her wedding bouquet, as Charlie and Kevin drive away to their honeymoon, the film ends as Viola and Ruby walk out of the celebration. Metacritic gave the film a rating of 31% based on reviews from 38 critics, the $43-million film became a box-office success debuting at number #1 at the box office, earning $83 million during its theatrical run in summer 2005

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Como Ama una Mujer
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Como Ama una Mujer is the fifth studio album and first Spanish album by American entertainer Jennifer Lopez. It was released on March 23,2007 by Epic Records, after releasing her fourth studio album, Rebirth, Lopez started working heavily on the album with Anthony, Estéfano and Julio Reyes in a period of two and a half years. Composed entirely of ballads, Como Ama una Mujer talks about love and heartbreak, being organic in its instrumentation and introspective in its lyrics. Commercially, the album one of the first Spanish albums to debut inside the top-ten on the US Billboard 200. Elsewhere, it topped the Switzerland charts and became an album in eight other countries. Two singles were released from the album, Qué Hiciste and Me Haces Falta, Lopez promoted the album with a co-headlining tour with Anthony in 2007. Prior to breaking out into the scene in May 1999 with her single If You Had My Love. Her first demo tape was called Vivir Sin Ti, however former Sony Music president Tommy Mottola persuaded Lopez to do her first album in English, according to Lopez, My life took a different turn, which was great for me. But my heart was kind of on the Spanish side. Later, throughout her career as a singer, she included two tracks in Spanish on her album, On the 6, with one being the single No Me Ames and five on her sophomore studio album. Lopez went into the studio with them to record a song entitled Escapémonos. She enjoyed working on the song so much that she decided to record a full-length Spanish album, in the same year, she recorded a Spanish version of the song Sway, called Quién Será, for her film Shall We Dance. But the English version recorded by Pussycat Dolls was used instead, before recording began for her first Spanish album, Lopez recorded and released her fourth English studio album Rebirth. According to Estéfano, Como Ama una Mujer was going to prove critics wrong from its big songs that require a voice, after working on the album, Lopez said that she matured as singer, stating, Ive matured as a singer. Marc gave me confidence in the studio as well, when someone believes in you so much, you dont want to let them down. I think this material lent itself to my voice, and it actually made me approach my new English album in a different way. I have a different standard now, Como Ama una Mujer is mostly composed by songs written by Estéfano, Julio Reyes and Marc Anthony. Despite the fact that she speaks Spanish, Lopez didnt write any song on the album, however, she wanted to make sure she was expressing everything accurately

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American Idol
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It began airing on Fox on June 11,2002, and ended on April 7,2016. It started off as an addition to the Idols format based on the British series Pop Idol, the concept of the series involves discovering recording stars from unsigned singing talents, with the winner determined by the viewers in America through telephones, Internet, and SMS text voting. American Idol employed a panel of judges who critiqued the contestants performances, the original judges were record producer and music manager Randy Jackson, pop singer and choreographer Paula Abdul and music executive and manager Simon Cowell. The judging panel for the final consisted of country singer Keith Urban, singer and actress Jennifer Lopez. The first season was hosted by radio personality Ryan Seacrest and comedian Brian Dunkleman, the success of American Idol has been described as unparalleled in broadcasting history. The series was said by a rival TV executive to be the most impactful show in the history of television. It became a springboard for launching the career of many artists as bona fide stars. The series concluded after 15 seasons, American Idol was based on the British show Pop Idol created by Simon Fuller, which was in turn inspired by the New Zealand television singing competition Popstars. Television producer Nigel Lythgoe saw a version in Australia and helped bring it over to Britain, Fuller was inspired by the idea from Popstars of employing a panel of judges to select singers in audition. He then added elements, such as telephone voting by the viewing public. The show debuted in Britain in 2001 with Lythgoe as showrunner‍—‌the executive producer and production leader‍—‌and Simon Cowell as one of the judges, it was quite successful with the viewing public. In 2001, Fuller, Cowell, and TV producer Simon Jones attempted to sell the Pop Idol format to the United States, but the idea was initially met with poor responses from the Fox television network. However, Rupert Murdoch, head of Foxs parent company, was persuaded to buy the series by his daughter, Elisabeth. The show was renamed American Idol, The Search for a Superstar, Cowell was initially offered the job as showrunner but later turned down the offer, Lythgoe then took over that position. Much to Cowells surprise, it one of the biggest shows of the summer. The show grew into a phenomenon largely due to its personal engagement of the contestants, thereby prompting viewers to vote, by 2004, it had become the most-watched show on U. S. television, a position it then held for seven consecutive seasons. However, after a few years of declining ratings, the network announced that the fifteenth season would be its last. A fourth judge, radio DJ Stryker, was originally chosen, the show decided to continue with the three judges format until season eight

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On the Floor
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On the Floor is a song recorded by American singer Jennifer Lopez for her seventh studio album, Love. Featuring American rapper Pitbull, it was released by Island Records on February 8,2011 as the single from the album. On the Floor was written by Kinda Kee Hamid, AJ Junior, Teddy Sky, Bilal The Chef Hajji, Pitbull, Gonzalo Hermosa, Ulises Hermosa and it is an up-tempo electro-house dance song with a common time tempo of 130 beats per minute. On the Floor incorporates elements of house and draws further musical influences from eurodance, Latin music. Lopez recorded a Spanish-language version of the song titled Ven a Bailar and its development was motivated by Lopezs Latin heritage and pays homage to her career-beginnings as a dancer. Lopez described On the Floor as an evolution of her classic sound, the debut and release of On the Floor coincided with Lopezs appointment as a judge on the tenth season of US reality TV show American Idol, as well as several other product endorsement deals. American Idol also provided a platform to debut the music video. Commercially, On the Floor is Lopezs most successful single to date and it resulted in being the eleventh-biggest hit of the year on the year-end charts, On the Floor finished in first in Austria, Finland, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, and other countries. A music video was directed by TAJ Stansberry and choreographed by Frank Gatson, Jr, the completed clip premiered simultaneously on Vevo and during the March 3,2011 episode of American Idol. It depicts a Los Angeles underground club culture where Lopez portrays a queen of the nightclub, the video received critical acclaim for its lavish production, the styling and choreography, that critics felt best highlighted Lopezs abilities as a dancer. As of April 2017, the video has received over 1.05 billion views, to date, it has sold 11 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling singles of all time. Lopezs seventh studio album Love. was conceived in late 2007, during that time frame, under contract to Epic Records, Lopez released Louboutins, a song written and produced by The-Dream and Tricky Stewart, as the projects lead single. However upon release, the failed to garner enough airplay to chart. Lopez subsequently left Epic Records, citing that she had fulfilled her contractual obligations, upon signing with The Island Def Jam Music Group, Lopez continued working with The-Dream and Tricky Stewart, in addition to collaborating with new producers such as RedOne. It wasnt until January 2011 that Lopez teased the media about the new single for Love. In a tweet on her Twitter account, Lopez posted, I see u @RedOne_Official, were making BIG things happen On the Floor this new year. Subsequently, on January 16,2011, a snippet of On the Floor leaked online, labelled as a RedOne production. It is the time that Lopez and Pitbull have collaborated on a song, the first being Fresh Out the Oven

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Dance Again World Tour
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Dance Again World Tour was the first worldwide concert tour by American entertainer Jennifer Lopez. Throughout majority her music career, beginning in 1999, a tour by Lopez was anticipated. Following the release of her studio album Love. She was more intent on touring than ever, however, it was not until March 2012 when the tour came into the works. As rumors began to circulate, Lopez later confirmed that April that she would be embarking on her first ever world tour. She was joined by Spanish recording artist Enrique Iglesias for the North American leg of the tour, the Dance Again World Tour also visited Australia, Asia, South America and Europe. It commenced on June 14,2012 in Panama, and concluded on December 22,2012 in Puerto Rico, fashion designer Zuhair Murad, a frequent collaborator of Lopez, designed all of the tours costumes. Lopez, who directed the show, included several different personal themes into the tour. These themes included old Hollywood glamour, funk, love and partying, as well as Lopezs Jenny from the Block persona and her upbringing in The Bronx. Generally, Lopez aimed to convey a message about dancing again, the tour received generally positive reviews from critics, with most complimenting Lopez on her choreography and stage act as well as physicality. It was described as an explosion of color and sound which proved Lopezs vocal ability while also remaining faithful to her humble Jenny from the Block persona, the tour was a success at the box office. At the end of 2012, the tour placed 13th on Pollstars Top 100 Worldwide Tours. Meanwhile, the tour with Enrique Iglesias placed 77th on Pollstars Top 100 Worldwide Tours. Overall, the tour grossed $73.8 millions from 78 shows in combination, following her two Lets Get Loud concerts in 2001, Lopez announced she would like to go on a full tour in 2002, however, this plan did not come to fruition. In January 2005, Lopez revealed to MTV News that she was in the midst of planning a tour to support her fourth studio album, Lopez stated, Ive tried to plan a tour so many times And were planning it again. Well see if it happens Ive learned not to get my hopes up, Lopez also added that she envisioned the tour as Just me doing my thing. However, details for a tour were never unveiled and there subsequently was never one, in May 2011, Lopez announced plans to launch a tour in support of her seventh studio album Love. Lopez stated that, My fans have waited a long time for this and we really want to do it at least once in my lifetime

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Shades of Blue (TV series)
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Shades of Blue is an American crime drama television series created by Adi Hasak and premiered on January 7,2016. On February 5,2016, NBC renewed Shades of Blue for a 13-episode second season, on March 17,2017, the series was renewed for a third season. Jennifer Lopez as Detective Harlee Santos, an officer with the NYPD 64th Precinct in Brooklyn. She is the mother to 17-year-old Cristina, Cristinas father was abusive. She joined Lt. Wozniaks crew after he helped cover up her frame job, after getting arrested by the FBI in an anti-corruption investigation, she becomes a reluctant informant against Wozniak in exchange for immunity. Ray Liotta as Lieutenant Matt Wozniak, the commander of the 64th Precinct. He is a 25-year veteran of the force, and before that spent six years in the United States Marine Corps and he is very close to Harlee, whom he considers a daughter, and Harlees own daughter, Cristina. He is bisexual, married to Linda and having an affair with Donnie before Donnie was killed by Loman in self-defense in One Last Lie and his own daughter was said to have been clinically depressed and committed suicide at the age of 19. Drea de Matteo as Detective Tess Nazario Warren Kole as Special Agent Robert Stahl and his obsession with Harlee goes beyond work, as he secretly installs cameras in her home and hires prostitutes who must agree to be called Harlee. Hampton Fluker as Detective Marcus Tufo Vincent Laresca as Detective Carlos Espada Sarah Jeffery as Cristina Santos, Harlees 17-year-old daughter, Gino Anthony Pesi as Assistant District Attorney James Nava, the 64th Precincts new ADA who becomes romantically involved with Harlee. Santino Fontana as Detective David Saperstein, a member of Wozniaks crew and he was critically injured at the end of the episode Fall of Man by Wozniak and was killed, in the guise of a bomb threat, by Wozniak in the next episode Undiscovered Country. Michael Esper as Lieutenant Donnie Pomp, a member of NYPD Internal Affairs and Lieutenant Wozniaks ex-co-conspirator and ex-lover. Pomp was killed by Loman in self-defense after trying to kill Loman and was cremated by an angry Wozniak, who was convinced that he played him and he was abusive to Harlee up to the point that he almost killed her and Cristina. He was killed at the end of the episode One Last Lie when he tries to rape Harlee, anna Gunn as Councilwoman Julia Ayres, a New York City mayoral candidate. She was a member of Wozniaks crew prior to her promotion to NYPD Captain, during season 2, she becomes the subject of an FBI investigation. In February 2014, NBC gave a 13-episode straight-to-series order, a teaser trailer was made available on June 3,2015, containing statements by Lopez, Ray Liotta, and Drea de Matteo. Lopez was given the role in 2014. On February 26,2015, Liotta, de Matteo, Vincent Laresca and Warren Kole were cast as Lt. Matt Wozniak, tony Espada and Agent Robert Staal, respectively

The Walk of Fame at the 6800 block of Hollywood Boulevard, looking eastward. The Dolby Theatre is in the foreground at left. In the upper left quadrant is the famous intersection of Hollywood and Highland.